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Molecular Basis Of Inheritance

Question
CBSEENBI12003055

The genome of Caenorhabditis elegans consists of

  • 3 billion base pairs and 30,000 genes

  • 12 million base pairs and 6000 genes

  • 4.7 million base pairs and 4000 genes

  • 97 million base pairs and 18,000 genes

Solution

B.

12 million base pairs and 6000 genes

Caenorhabditis elegans is a microscopic (1mm) nematode that normally lives in soil. It has become one of the model organism in biology.