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The human chromosome with the highest a...

The human chromosome with the highest and least number of gens in them are respectively

A

Chromosome 21 and Y

B

Chromosome 1 and X

C

Chromosome 1 and Y

D

Chromosome X and Y

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C
Chromosome is the largest human chromosome. Chromosome l spans about 249 million nucleotide base pairs. The chromosome that carries the fewest number of the genes is the Y chromosome. The Y chromosome carries only about 344 genes
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