Human gene number slashed

Human beings have far fewer genes than originally thought,
a consortium of scientists have claimed in `Nature'. 

They found the most up-to-date human genome contains only
20,000 to 25,000 genes - which is about 10,000 less than
indicated in the draft. 

This suggests that gene regulation is far more important
than gene number. 

Now the gene number has been revised downwards even
further, and scientists suspect that the key to complexity
lies not in the genes, but in the gaps between them. 

Last Updated: Wednesday, 20 October, 2004, 17:59 GMT 18:59 UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3760766.stm

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