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The Human Genome Project
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- Human Genome Project
- – Goals
- – Methods Employed
- – Findings
- – Current Applications
The Human Genome Project (HGP) is an international scientific research project with a primary goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA, and of identifying and mapping the approximately 20,000–25,000 genes of the human genome from both physical and functional standpoint. A 13-year project coordinated by the US Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.
Genome Encompases an organism’s hereditary information (coding and non-coding) in total.
INSTITUTES INVOLVED
National Centre for Human Genome Research
US Department of Energy
National Institutes of Health ...
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