Date: Tue Mar 5 15:14:07 2002
Posted By: Michael Onken, Admin, MadSci Network
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1015354750.Ge
Message:
To date, the largest known human gene is DMD, the gene that encodes Dystrophin
and is involved in both Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies. DMD is
a whopping 2.4 million basepairs (2.4 Mb) in length and is divided into over 2000
exons.
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