SIZE RELATIONSHIP


This picture is to help you understand the actual size of a gene. It takes the use of very powerful microscopes to be able to see the gene.

Source:  Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome:  Science, Ethics,
	    and Public Policy.  1992.  BSCS and American Medical
               Association, Colorado Springs, CO,  p. 2.

 

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