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प्रश्न
Human Genome Project (HGP) was a mega project launched in the year 1990 with some important goals.
Enlist any four prime goals of HGP.
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उत्तर
Human Genome Project was initiated by Francis Collins and Roderick, in 1990.
- The Human Genome Project aims to determine the complete and accurate sequence of 3 billion nucleotides that make up the whole human DNA.
- It aims to find out all estimated, 20000-25000 genes, in humans.
- It also aims to sequence the entire genome of several organisms, which are important in medical research identification of disease-causing genes and their elimination.
- To introduce new genes that code for desired protein products.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What do ‘Y’ and ‘B’ stand for in ‘YAC’ and ‘BAC’ used in the Human Genome Project (HGP)? Mention their role in the project.
Briefly describe the following:
Bioinformatics
Identify the main aims of Human Genome Project.
I. Taking care of the legal, ethical and social issues which may arise from the project.
II. Transfer of the related technologies to the private sectors, such as industries.
III. To develop tools and techniques for analysis of the data.
IV. To store the information collected from the project in databases.
V. Mapping the entire human genome at the level of nucleotide sequences.
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Which two major U.S. organizations coordinated the Human Genome Project?
Which of the following is the first step in the methodology of the Human Genome Project?
What percentage of DNA sequence is identical among all humans?
How does sequence annotation contribute to the Human Genome Project's goals?
How does discrimination risk relate to ELSI concerns in genome research?
