Question

Which among the following is correct regarding the HGP?

• A. The estimated cost of the project was approximately 9 million US dollars
• B. It is a 13-year project launched in 2000 and coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health
• C. One of the goals of this project is to address ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project
• D. The last chromosome to be sequenced is a sex chromosome

Answer 1

The correct option is C One of the goals of this project is to address ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project

The Human Genome Project is an international, scientific research project to understand the complete genetic makeup of human beings.

It is a 13-year project launched in 1990 and coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health.

The main aim of the project was to sequence the entire genome. If the cost of sequencing is estimated to be about US $ 3 for each base pair, then the estimated cost of the entire project turns out to be 9 billion US dollars.

One of the goals of this project is to address ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project.

The last chromosome to be sequenced is not a sex chromosome rather it is an autosome. The last chromosome to be sequenced is chromosome 1 and it was completed in May 2006.