Human Genome

Human Genome Project, international scientific collaboration, the goal of which is to gain a basic understanding of the entire genetic content, or genome, of a human being (see  Genetics; Heredity). This genetic information is found in each cell of the body, encoded in the chemical deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The project is intended to identify all … Read more

The human genome project is a worldwide research effort with the goal of analyzing the structure of human DNA and determining the location of the estimated 100,000 human genes. The DNA of a set of model organisms is studied to provide the information necessary for understanding the functioning of the human genome. The information gathered … Read more