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! Chromosome !! Length&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;([[Millimetre|mm]]) !! Base&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;pairs !! Variations !! Protein-&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;coding&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;genes !! Pseudo-&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;genes !! Total&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;long&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;ncRNA || Total&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;small&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;ncRNA || miRNA !! rRNA !! snRNA !! snoRNA !! Misc&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;ncRNA !! Links !! Centromere&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;position&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;([[Mega base pairs|Mbp]]) || Cumulative&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(%)&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 1 (human)|1]] || 85 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 248,956,422 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 12,151,146 || 2058 || 1220 || 1200 || 496 || 134 || 66 || 221 || 145 || 192 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=1 EBI] || 125 || 7.9&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 2 (human)|2]] || 83 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 242,193,529 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 12,945,965 || 1309 || 1023 || 1037 || 375 || 115 || 40 || 161 || 117 || 176 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=2 EBI] || 93.3 || 16.2&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 3 (human)|3]] || 67 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 198,295,559 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 10,638,715 || 1078 || 763 || 711 || 298 || 99 || 29 || 138 || 87 || 134 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=3 EBI] || 91 || 23&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 4 (human)|4]] || 65 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 190,214,555 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 10,165,685 || 752 || 727 || 657 || 228 || 92 || 24 || 120 || 56 || 104 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=4 EBI] || 50.4 || 29.6&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 5 (human)|5]] || 62 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 181,538,259 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 9,519,995 || 876 || 721 || 844 || 235 || 83 || 25 || 106 || 61 || 119 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=5 EBI] || 48.4 || 35.8&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 6 (human)|6]] || 58 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 170,805,979 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 9,130,476 || 1048 || 801 || 639 || 234 || 81 || 26 || 111 || 73 || 105 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=6 EBI] || 61 || 41.6&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 7 (human)|7]] || 54 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 159,345,973 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 8,613,298 || 989 || 885 || 605 || 208 || 90 || 24 || 90 || 76 || 143 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=7 EBI] || 59.9 || 47.1&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 8 (human)|8]] || 50 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 145,138,636 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 8,221,520 || 677 || 613 || 735 || 214 || 80 || 28 || 86 || 52 || 82 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=8 EBI] || 45.6 || 52&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 9 (human)|9]] || 48 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 138,394,717 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 6,590,811 || 786 || 661 || 491 || 190 || 69 || 19 || 66 || 51 || 96 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=9 EBI] || 49 || 56.3&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 10 (human)|10]] || 46 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 133,797,422 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 7,223,944 || 733 || 568 || 579 || 204 || 64 || 32 || 87 || 56 || 89 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=10 EBI] || 40.2 || 60.9&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 11 (human)|11]] || 46 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 135,086,622 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 7,535,370 || 1298 || 821 || 710 || 233 || 63 || 24 || 74 || 76 || 97 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=11 EBI] || 53.7 || 65.4&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 12 (human)|12]] || 45 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 133,275,309 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 7,228,129 || 1034 || 617 || 848 || 227 || 72 || 27 || 106 || 62 || 115 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=12 EBI] || 35.8 || 70&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 13 (human)|13]] || 39 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 114,364,328 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 5,082,574 || 327 || 372 || 397 || 104 || 42 || 16 || 45 || 34 || 75 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=13 EBI] || 17.9 || 73.4&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 14 (human)|14]] || 36 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 107,043,718 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 4,865,950 || 830 || 523 || 533 || 239 || 92 || 10 || 65 || 97 || 79 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=14 EBI] || 17.6 || 76.4&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 15 (human)|15]] || 35 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 101,991,189 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 4,515,076 || 613 || 510 || 639 || 250 || 78 || 13 || 63 || 136 || 93 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=15 EBI] || 19 || 79.3&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 16 (human)|16]] || 31 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;|90,338,345 || style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;|5,101,702 || 873 || 465 || 799 || 187 || 52 || 32 || 53 || 58 || 51 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=16 EBI] || 36.6 || 82&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 17 (human)|17]] || 28 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 83,257,441 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 4,614,972 || 1197 || 531 || 834 || 235 || 61 || 15 || 80 || 71 || 99 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=17 EBI] || 24 || 84.8&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 18 (human)|18]] || 27 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 80,373,285 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 4,035,966 || 270 || 247 || 453 || 109 || 32 || 13 || 51 || 36 || 41 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=18 EBI] || 17.2 || 87.4&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 19 (human)|19]] || 20 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 58,617,616 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 3,858,269 || 1472 || 512 || 628 || 179 || 110 || 13 || 29 || 31 || 61 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=19 EBI] || 26.5 || 89.3&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 20 (human)|20]] || 21 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 64,444,167 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 3,439,621 || 544 || 249 || 384 || 131 || 57 || 15 || 46 || 37 || 68 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=20 EBI] || 27.5 || 91.4&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 21 (human)|21]] || 16 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 46,709,983 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 2,049,697 || 234 || 185 || 305 || 71 || 16 || 5 || 21 || 19 || 24 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=21 EBI] || 13.2 || 92.6&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Chromosome 22 (human)|22]] || 17 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 50,818,468 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 2,135,311 || 488 || 324 || 357 || 78 || 31 || 5 || 23 || 23 || 62 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=22 EBI] || 14.7 || 93.8&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[X chromosome|X]] || 53 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 156,040,895 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 5,753,881 || 842 || 874 || 271 || 258 || 128 || 22 || 85 || 64 || 100 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=X EBI] || 60.6 || 99.1&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Y chromosome|Y]] || 20 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 57,227,415 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 211,643 || 71 || 388 || 71 || 30 || 15 || 7 || 17 || 3 || 8 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=Y EBI] || 10.4 || 100&lt;br /&gt;
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|  [[Mitochondrial DNA|mtDNA]] || 0.0054 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 16,569 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 929 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 24 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [http://useast.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/Chromosome?r=MT EBI] || N/A || 100&lt;br /&gt;
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|  total || ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 3,088,286,401 ||style=&amp;quot;text-align: right;&amp;quot;| 155,630,645 || 20412 || 14600 || 14727 || 5037 || 1756 || 532 || 1944 || 1521 || 2213 ||  ||  || &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Table 1&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (above) summarizes the physical organization and gene content of the human [[reference genome]], with links to the original analysis, as published in the [[Ensembl]] database at the [[European Bioinformatics Institute]] (EBI) and [[Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute]]. Chromosome lengths were estimated by multiplying the number of base pairs by 0.34 nanometers, the distance between base pairs in the [[DNA#Properties|DNA double helix]]. A recent estimation of human chromosome lengths based on updated data reports 205.00&amp;amp;nbsp;cm for the diploid male genome and 208.23&amp;amp;nbsp;cm for female, corresponding to weights of 6.41 and 6.51 picograms (pg), respectively.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal | vauthors = Piovesan A, Pelleri MC, Antonaros F, Strippoli P, Caracausi M, Vitale L | title = On the length, weight and GC content of the human genome | journal = BMC Research Notes | volume = 12 | issue = 1 | pages = 106 | date = February 2019 | pmid = 30813969 | pmc = 6391780 | doi = 10.1186/s13104-019-4137-z }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The number of proteins is based on the number of initial [[precursor mRNA]] transcripts, and does not include products of [[Alternative splicing|alternative pre-mRNA splicing]], or modifications to protein structure that occur after [[Translation (biology)|translation]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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