What do you already now about genomes?

What is the size of the haploid human genome?

• Appr. 32 billion [miljard] basepairs

• Appr. 3.2 billion basepairs

• Appr. 32 million basepairs

• Appr. 3.2 million basepairs

Which percentage of the human genome actually codes for proteins?

• 75%

• 50%

• 10%

• 1.5%

How many protein-coding genes are there in the haploid human genome?

• Around 100,000

• Around 40,000

• Somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000

• Somewhere between 10.000 and 15,000

How many different proteins does your body contain?

• More than 100,000

• Around 40,000

• Somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000

• Somewhere between 10.000 and 15,000

How much DNA sequence identity do you share with any of your classmates?

• 80%

• 90%

• 99.5%

• 99.8%

When we look at all the organisms on earth [including viruses and different strains of bacteria], of how many of them have the genomes been sequenced or are being sequenced at the moment?

• Around 100,000

• Around 200,000

• Around 300,000

• Around 400,000

Which group contains the most organisms of which the genomes have been sequenced?

• Viruses

• Archea

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

Which group has the most 'efficient' genomes (i.e. genomes that have the largest percentage of protein-coding regions)?

• Viruses

• Archea and Bacteria

• Lower eukarya

• Higher Eukarya

Which group grabs second place when looking at the most 'efficient' genomes (i.e. genomes that have the largest percentage of protein-coding regions)?

• Viruses

• Archea and Bacteria

• Lower eukarya

• Higher Eukarya

Which group has the least 'efficient' genomes (i.e. genomes that have the lowest percentage of protein-coding regions)?

• Viruses

• Archea and Bacteria

• Lower eukarya

• Higher Eukarya