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Results 1 - 10 of 25 for DNA
  1. Mitochondrial DNA 
    ... that surrounds the nucleus (the cytoplasm). Although most DNA is packaged in chromosomes within the nucleus, mitochondria also have a small amount of their own DNA. This genetic material is known as mitochondrial DNA ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/mitochondrial-dna - Genetics
  2. Chromosome 3 
    ... 198 million base pairs (the building blocks of DNA) and represents approximately 6.5 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/3 - Genetics
  3. Chromosome 17 
    ... the pairs. Chromosome 17 spans about 83 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents between 2.5 and 3 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/17 - Genetics
  4. Chromosome 16 
    ... pairs. Chromosome 16 spans more than 90 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents almost 3 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/16 - Genetics
  5. Chromosome 5 
    ... the pairs. Chromosome 5 spans about 181 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents almost 6 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/5 - Genetics
  6. Chromosome 4 
    ... the pairs. Chromosome 4 spans about 191 million DNA building blocks (nucleotides) and represents more than 6 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/4 - Genetics
  7. Chromosome 15 
    ... the pairs. Chromosome 15 spans approximately 102 million DNA building blocks (nucleotides) and represents more than 3 percent of the total DNA in cells.Researchers are continually improving their methods ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/15 - Genetics
  8. Chromosome 7 
    ... the pairs. Chromosome 7 spans about 159 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents more than 5 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/7 - Genetics
  9. Chromosome 8 
    ... pairs. Chromosome 8 spans more than 146 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents between 4.5 and 5 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying genes on each chromosome is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/8 - Genetics
  10. Chromosome 11 
    ... the pairs. Chromosome 11 spans about 135 million DNA building blocks (base pairs) and represents between 4 and 4.5 percent of the total DNA in cells.Identifying the genes on each chromosome ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/11 - Genetics
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