Number Of Genes in Human Genome
How many genes are there in human genome?
23,000
The haploid human genome contains ca. 23,000 protein-coding genes, far fewer than had been expected before its sequencing. In fact, only about 1.5% of the genome codes for proteins, while the rest consists of non-coding RNA genes, regulatory sequences, introns, and (controversially named) “junk” DNA.
This fact is verified on : December 11, 2009. All facts are verified every 6 month after the last modification.
