Features of the Human Genome—A Scorecard
| Genetic maps | |
| Total male length | 2730 cM |
| Total female length | 4250 cM |
| No. genetic markers | ∼8000 |
| No. recombination cold spots | 19 regions |
| No. recombination hot spots | 12 regions |
| Physical maps | |
| No. mapped BAC clones | 372,264 |
| Depth | 20-fold |
| Sequence | |
| Estimated genome size | |
| Human Genome Project | 3200 Mb (2900 Mb euchromatic) |
| Celera Genomics | 2910 Mb |
| Total coverage in working draft sequence | ∼90% |
| GC content | ∼40% (range 30–65%) |
| Repeats | ∼44% |
| Coding | ∼1.5% |
| Unique, noncoding | ∼54.5% |
| Estimated no. genes | |
| Human Genome Project | 32,000 |
| Celera Genomics | 39,114 |
| Average gene size | 27 kb |
| No. protein families | 1695 |
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↵Derived from information provided in the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium (2001) and Venter et al. (2001).
