Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 9, Problem 13QP
Determine the percent of the following gene that will code for the protein product. Gene length is measured in kilobases (kb) of DNA. Each kilobase is 1,000 bases long.
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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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