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Genome
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The collection of genes in an organism
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Genomic Library
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Collection of all the cloned fragments from a target genome
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Genomics
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Study of an organism's complete set of genes and their interactions
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Proteomics
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Study of the complete set of protiens specified by a gene
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Epigenetics
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Study of how the environmental factors can affect gene oppression
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Main Goals of Human Genome Project
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-Determine nucleotide sequence of all DNA in the human genome
-Identify location and sequence of every human gene |
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Future Goals of HGP
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-"Customized" pharmaceuticals made for specific proteins
-Improved agriculture + environmental management -Enhance ability to identify causes of genetic disorders -Open discussion for ethnical concerns |
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Human genome noncoding percentage
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98.5% of DNA is noncoding
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Approximate number of genes in humans
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21,000 genes
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Number of proteins made by humans
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100,000 protiens
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Total number of nucleotide base pairs
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3.2 billion
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Percentage of DNA bases that are the same in all humans
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1.5%
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