Question

State any three goals of the human genome project.

Answer 1

It was the international, collective biological research program whose main aim was the complete plotting and understanding of all the genes present in human beings.

Complete answer: The human genome project was a publicly funded project that aimed to map the nucleotides in a human haploid reference genome.It was a 13-year long project.

Additional information: The Human Genome Project includes various goals-
1. To offer a complete and accurate sequence of all the DNA base pairs that make up the human genome and to find all of the estimated 20,000 human genes.
2. To sequence the genomes of several other organisms that are essential for medical research, such as the mouse, Drosophila, etc.
3. To develop markers that are easier to use and complete a sequence-tagged site (STS) map of the human genome.
4. To develop new tools and technologies to attain, interpret, and study the data and to make this data widely available.
5. To develop efficient methods for identifying genes and for placement of known genes on physical maps or sequenced DNA.
6. To explore the consequences of genetic research through its Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) program because advances in genetics have costs for individuals and society.
7. To inspire the training of scientists in interdisciplinary sciences related to genetic research.

Note: The Human Genome Project (HGP) started in 1990 by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the leadership of American geneticist Francis Collins but later merged with various countries. It was declared complete in April 2003.