HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Research the use of gene therapy to treat immune disorders.
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Perform DNA fingerprinting on all criminals.
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Clone farm animals.
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Map the human genetic code.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A special committee of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences outlined the original goals for the Human Genome Project in 1988, which included sequencing the entire human genome in addition to the genomes of several carefully selected non-human organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Funding came from the United States government through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as numerous other groups from around the world. A parallel project was conducted outside the government by the Celera Corporation, or Celera Genomics, which was formally launched in 1998.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international 13-year effort, 1990 to 2003. Primary goals were to discover the complete set of human genes and make them accessible for further biological study, and determine the complete sequence of DNA bases in the human genome.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Human Genome Project is an ambitious research effort aimed at deciphering the chemical makeup of the entire human genetic code (i.e., the genome). The primary work of the project is to develop three research tools that will allow scientists to identify genes involved in both rare and common diseases.