Human genome

The main goals of the Human Genome Project (HGP) were to complete an accurate sequence of the 3 billion DNA pairs that made up the human genome. The project was also aimed to develop new tools that obtain and analyze data; it was also aimed to make information available to not just officials but the public as well. This is because any advances in genetics will affect individuals in society. The HGP decided to explore the consequences of genomic research through its Ethical, Legal, and Social…

Laboratory Exercise #12: Human Genome Project Elena Zachel Part 1: The Human Genome Project 1.The main goals of the HGP (Human Genome Project) are to establish all the 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA, find out and understand the order of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA, save the information of human DNA in databases, enhance tools for data analysis, move similar technologies to the private sector, which means that it would not be owned by the government, and last…

How does the human genome sequence and more specifically the individual genes affect our response to medicine? Before this question can be answered you must know understand what the genome and the gene is exactly and what it does. A gene is the basic physical and fundamental unit of heredity, made up of deoxyribonucleic acid that carries a certain set of genetic instructions. The human genome is estimated to have up to 25,000 genes, varying in size with some carrying a few hundred DNA bases,…

people in the United Kingdom, Japan, France, China, and Germany to achieve this goal. The Human Genome Project officially started in 1990 and was completed in 2003. During that time, scientists worked on deciphering the human genome by creating maps that showed the locations of specific genes. Scientists also determined the order of all the bases, A, C, G, T, in the DNA of the human genome. Since the Human Genome Project was completed, scientists and researchers have been able to further their…

researchers skin color first evolved from the Africans when they migrated to Asia and Europe. Human skin color is very diverse; it ranges all the way from dark brown to white. The Human Genome Project is one of the most known experiments to help scientists map the genome both physically and functionally. Human skin acts as a physical barrier that protects chemical and microbial factors that effects how a person looks. Human skin is made up of five layers, stratum corneum, stratum lucidern,…

There are several species on the earth and each species has its unique characteristics. Even within a species, there exists noticeable variation. Variety is the essence of nature. Confining this article to humans, it can be seen that all human beings are similar to a great extent but there are also different from each other to a significant extent. The variation among individuals is due the genetic make up. With an exception of monozygotic twins, no two individuals in the world are identical.…

cells in its work is the Human Genome Project. This multinational, government driven idea wanted to discover the inner-workings of the human body and how humans differ from each other by sequencing the human genome. The genome is the “instruction manual” that is “written” in the language of DNA. To sequence DNA the scientist had to create a complete map of all the genes in the human body which includes every base pair. A daunting task considering that “…The human genome contained about 3 billion…

1. What is the genome? The genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA and vary widely in size. 2. How many chromosomes are found in human cells? There are 46 chromosomes arranged into 23 pairs found in human cells. 3. What is a gene? Genes are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode instructions on how to make proteins. 4. How much of the human genome is composed of genes? What is the rest made up of? Genes comprise only…

Geneticists have worked towards sequencing the human genome since developing Sanger sequencing in the 1970s. The Human Genome Projected accomplished this in 2003, but now the public wants their own genome sequenced. Some companies have already started performing sequencing for profit. While clinical studies, perform and disclose results genetic sequencing to participants. However, there are scientific, and ethical issues surrounding personal DNA sequencing. Despite this, the advantages outweigh…

Engineering Out of all the discussions we participated in this quarter, the one that interested me the most was the discussion on the dangers and benefits of human cloning and genetic engineering. In the discussion we saw two sides of an issue, Kenneth Kosik argued that there are a lot of risks involved in tinkering with the human genome. If we intend to move forward with it, he felt that we need to proceed slowly and cautiously. Robert Sapolsky, on the other hand, was making the argument that…