Gene Splicing and Cancer

Question 1

How many base pairs of the human genome encodes proteins?

Answer 1

3200 Mbp

Question 2

How many genes do E. coli have?

Answer 2

4400 genes

Question 3

How many base pairs per protein reading frame in E. coli?

Answer 3

1000 base pairs

Question 4

How many base pairs of the E. coli genome encodes proteins?

Answer 4

4.6 Mbp

Question 5

For multicellular organisms, is there a link between complexity and the number of genes?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What explains the complexity of multicellular organisms if it is not down to the number of genes?

Answer 6

Alternative splicing

Allows organisms to produce many more proteins (as many as 100 thousand)

Question 7

How many genes do yeast have?

Answer 7

6000

Question 8

How many genes do fruit flies have?

Answer 8

14,000

Question 9

How many genes does the nematode have?

Answer 9

20,000

Question 10

How many genes does the brine shrimp have?

Answer 10

33,000

Question 11

How many genes does the apple have?

Answer 11

57,000

Question 12

How many genes do humans have?

Answer 12

20,600

Question 13

Splicing is a delicate balance between what?

Answer 13

Desirable and undesirable outcomes