Number of genes in the human genome Lisboa 2001
   
 



Public Consortium 31,780 2001
Celera 39,114 Venter et al. 2001
Consortium+Celera 50,000 Hogebesch et al. 2001
DB searches 65,000 - 75,000 Wrigth et al. 2001
HumanGenomeScience 90,000 - 120,000 Haseltine 2001



Key Facts
One year after the first draft release we have not improve our knowledge about the number of genes in the human genome

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