THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
THE HUMAN GENOME
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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increase the number of genes in the human genome
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map the location of only the most important genes on each chromosome
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clone the entire human genome in bacteria
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determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The statement is True. Determining the nucleotide sequence of the approximately 3 billion base pairs that make up the 24 chromosomes of the human genome was one of several goals of the Human Genome Project.
Detailed explanation-2: -One goal of the project was to accurately sequence the 3 billion nucleotide base pairs in the human genome. A second goal was to map and identify all of the human genes present in the DNA sequence. (The number of genes is currently estimated to be between 20, 000 and 25, 000.)
Detailed explanation-3: -The Human Genome Project was a landmark global scientific effort whose signature goal was to generate the first sequence of the human genome. In 2003, the Human Genome Project produced a genome sequence that accounted for over 90% of the human genome.
Detailed explanation-4: -Goals of the human genome project include: Optimization of the data analysis. Sequencing the entire genome. Identification of the complete human genome.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially complete sequence of the human genome. The project took the practical approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits.