Question

List the salient features of human genome project.

Answer 1

The Human Genome Project is an international research project with the goal of determining the sequence of human DNA and of identifying it,

Salient features of Human genome project:

(i) U.S. Department of Energy and National Institute of Health embarked and coordinated on the project of sequencing human genome called HGP or Human Genome Project.

(ii) HGP is a mega project involving a lot of money, most advanced techniques, numerous computers and scientists at work.

(iii) HGP was closely associated with rapid development of a new era in biology called as Bioinformatics.