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Chromosomal Rearrangements: Deletions
6. Chromosomal Variation / Chromosomal Rearrangements: Deletions / Problem 1

An organism's genome contains approximately 20,000 genes. A researcher discovers a large interstitial deletion on chromosome 4 that removes approximately one-third of the chromosome's length. Approximately how many genes are expected to be deleted in this region?

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