Decoding DNA: The Blueprint of You

How many cells are there in the human body?

• 1 million

• 10 trillion

• 100 billion

• 1 trillion

What is the name of the tiny book of instructions found in each cell?

• Nucleus

• Genome

• Chromosome

• Gene

Where is the entire genome contained within a cell?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

What is the structure that DNA wraps around to form nucleosomes?

• Proteins

• RNA

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

How many chromosomes does the human genome book have?

• 23

• 22

• 46

• 44

Which chromosomes determine if a person is male or female?

• P and Q

• M and N

• X and Y

• A and B

Approximately how many individual instructions, or genes, are in the human genome?

• 40,000

• 10,000

• 30,000

• 20,000

What are the non-coding sections of DNA that are removed called?

• Nucleotides

• Codons

• Introns

• Exons

What is the total length of the human genome in letters?

• 32 billion

• 3.2 billion

• 32 million

• 3.2 million

What do cells use to determine which instructions to read?

• Bookmarks

• Indexes

• Markers

• Tags