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Smallest human gene is that of

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Maleness
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Blood group
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Thymus activity
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Shape of nose
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Solution

The correct option is A Maleness
Humans have a total of 23 pairs of chromosomes which are a set consisting of autosomes which are numbered accordingly to their size from largest to smallest. The Y-Chromosomes have base pairs approximated to 58 million which contains over 200 sets of genes from which 72 are coded exclusively for proteins and is the smallest human gene.
So, the correct answer is 'Maleness.'

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