The human genome:
A) is the complete map of the DNA in the human organism.
B) contains 23 pairs of genes.
C) is almost identical to that of primates and contains approximately 250,000 kinds of chromosomes.
D) contains 250,000 protein-coding genes.

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The human genome is the complete set of genetic information in the human organism, including all of its DNA.

Answer: B
 The human genome is organized into 23 pairs of chromosomes, with one chromosome in each pair inherited from each parent.

Answer: None of the above
 The human genome is almost identical to that of other primates and contains approximately 20,000 protein-coding genes, not 250,000.

The Human Genome