The Genome

Question 1

The Human Genome Project (HGP)

Answer 1

• started in 1990
• determine the sequence of the nitrogenous bases in
  human DNA
• took over 2000 scientists from around the world and special efforts from Celera Genomics

Question 2

research from HGP

Answer 2

• In the year 2000, Celera Genomics and the HGP announced that they had deciphered the human genome sequence
• human genome is made up of about 3 billion base pairs, with only about 2% accounting for your coding DNA
• 98% of your DNA does not code for a gene so is called non-coding or junk DNA

Question 3

Functional Genomics

Answer 3

• Once the genome was sequenced, research could be conducted to isolate genes and determining their function
• This area of research is called functional genomics
• we have identified genes that are a sign of increased risk for diseases like cancer are a product of functional genomics