genes

[mickeylover0]

how many genes do humans have?

[punkmuppet]

Genes? If I remember rightly then countless, huge amounts. There are 42 pairs of chromosomes though. I'm thinking back a few years though.

[el duerino]

yes a huge amount. I believe they recently finished the human genome project so have a look for that on google.

[cheyenne]

ive got 6 pairs,but might get somemore sat,lol

[FP]

Vinny, LOL!  You are just so mad, please stay that way!

[*Ash*]

oh yeah! mad rules! =P *

[punkmuppet]

"Only one-tenth of a single percent of DNA (about 3 million bases) differs from one person to the next. Scientists can use these variable regions to generate a DNA profile of an individual, using samples from blood, bone, hair, and other body tissues and products." From this I'd say about 3,000,000,000 pairs of bases. Incidentally, a DNA strand stretched out is approximately 6ft long. DNA is in every cell in the body which has a nucleus, which is pretty amazing...

[punkmuppet]

Okay so I've just found another site which suggests that there are a lot less. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/20/how.many.genes.ap /index.html?1