Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

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Pre-reading

Using the following questionnaire, interview your classmates, colleagues, family,

and friends. Answers are provided in the answer key.

Questionnaire A B C

1. What is a genome?
   a. A group of related genes
   b. The complete set of a species’ genes
   c. Someone who studies genes


2. How many chromosomes does one human cell
   contain?
   a. 40
   b. 46
   c. 48


3. What do we call the genes that determine gender
   (male or female)?
   a. X/Y
   b. A/B
   c. M/F


4. About how many genes are there in the human
   genome?
   a. 2,500
   b. 20,500
   c. 205,000


5. How many nucleotides make up DNA?
   a. 2
   b. 4
   c. 6


6. Where do genes come from?
   a. The mother
   b. The father
   c. Both parents

The Human Genome

Project

Writing the book of life