Medical
Biology
DNA
Human Genome Project HGP
Question

What is the total number of nitrogenous bases in human genome estimated ?

3.1 billion

35 million

35 thousand

3.5 million

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Solution
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The human genome project was a mega-project whose aim was to sequence the human genome with the help of bioinformatics.

With the help of this project, we estimated that the human genome has 3.1 billion nitrogenous bases in its DNA.

The nitrogenous bases are adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D).