Question

Main aim of human genome project is to

• A. Introduce new genes into human beings.
• B. Identify and sequence all the genes present in human DNA.
• C. Develop better techniques to compare two human DNAs.
• D. Remove disease causing genes from human DNA.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Identify and sequence all the genes present in human DNA.

Human genome project was a 13- year long project involving a global, long-term research effort to identify the estimated 30,000 genes in human DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and to figure out the sequences of almost 3 billion nucleotides that make up human DNA. It was completed in 2003.

So, the correct option is 'Identify and sequence all the genes present in human DNA.'