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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