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Nature Genetics 25, 235–238 (1 June 2000) | doi:10.1038/76118

Estimate of human gene number provided by genome-wide analysis using Tetraodon nigroviridis DNA sequence

Hugues Roest Crollius , Olivier Jaillon , Alain Bernot , Corinne Dasilva , Laurence Bouneau , C|[eacute]|cile Fischer , C|[eacute]|cile Fizames , Patrick Wincker , Philippe Brottier , Francis Qu|[eacute]|tier , William Saurin & Jean Weissenbach

The number of genes in the human genome is unknown, with estimates ranging