Question

Write the scientific importance of the single-nucleotide polymorphism identified. in the human genome.

Scientists have identified about 1.4 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the human genome. How is the information about their existence going to help the scientists?

Mention any two ways in which Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in the human genome can bring revolutionary change in biological and medical sciences.

Answer 1

Roughly 1.4 million sites of single-base DNA differences, known as SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms), have been identified by scientists in humans. This data promises to revolutionise the processes of finding chromosomal locations for disease-associated sequences and tracing human history.