THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
THE HUMAN GENOME
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Question
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identify the unique parts of each person’s DNA
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identify genes responsible for human disease
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determine the entire sequence of human DNA.
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identify the structure of the DNA molecule
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Human Genome Project is an international research project whose primary mission is to decipher the chemical sequence of the complete human genetic material (i.e., the entire genome), identify all 50, 000 to 100, 000 genes contained within the genome, and provide research tools to analyze all this genetic information.
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: -Goals of the human genome project include: Optimization of the data analysis. Sequencing the entire genome. Identification of the complete human genome.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Human Genome Project identified the full set of human genes, sequenced them all, and identified some of the alleles, particularly those that can cause disease when they get mutated. Genes can be mapped relative to physical features of the chromosome, or relative to other genes.