The human genome has been shown to code for 51 different functional VH segments,25 different DH segments and 6 JH segments for the heavy chain variable regions of antibodies.Assuming that any V segment can combine with any of the D and J segments,how many different heavy chains could be made?
A)7650
B)765
C)82
D)820
E)76,820

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The number of different heavy chains that could be made is 51 x 25 x 6 = 7650.

The Human Genome Has Been Shown to Code for 51