Question

Q75) Which of the following are the perceived benefits of the Human Genome Project?

1.Providing new solutions to diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya.

2. Engineering cancer resistance.

3. Enabling high-productivity, cost-efficient vaccine and pharmaceutical development

• A. a) Only 3
• B. b) Only 1 and 3
• C. c) Only 1 and 2
• D. d) All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D d) All of the above

Answer 75: D

Explanation: The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a large, international and multi-institutional effort that took 13 years [1990-
2003] and $2.7 billion to produce a blueprint of the sequence of genes and spaces between genes that make up a typical human
genome. The availability of the human genome sequence has aided our understanding of the function of many human genes which is
useful in understanding the realm of disease- gene discovery for many monogenic disorders and personalised medicine in oncology.
The potential benefits of HGP to India include providing new solutions to diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya. One of the
strategies against combating these deadly diseases could be to introduce sterile mosquitoes into the environment, incapable of
producing offspring after mating with their wild type mates and/or by building pathogen resistance in mosquitoes.