Question

Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below about the human genome. Your answer would be a six-letter string composed of letters T and F only, e.g. FTFFFT.

( FALSE ) Only about 1.5% of the human genome is highly conserved. [5%]
( TRUE ) Almost half of our genome is composed of repetitive sequences.
( TRUE ) Genes occupy almost a quarter of the genome.
( TRUE ) There are roughly as many pseudogenes in the human genome as functional genes.
( FALSE ) Transposable elements occupy almost 10% of our genome.
( FLASE ) On average, exons comprise 1.5% of our genes. [6%]

Answer 1

Almost half of the human genome is composed of repetitive sequences, and genes occupy almost a quarter of the genome. There are roughly as many pseudogenes in the human genome as functional genes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement 'Only about 1.5% of the human genome is highly conserved' is false. In fact, almost 50% of our genome is composed of repetitive sequences, while genes occupy almost a quarter of the genome.

Additionally, there are roughly as many pseudogenes (non-functional copies of genes) in the human genome as functional genes.

However, the statement 'Transposable elements occupy almost 10% of our genome' is false, and so is the statement 'On average, exons comprise 1.5% of our genes'.