EBK ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS
EBK ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS
9th Edition
ISBN: 8220102741614
Author: Palladino
Publisher: YUZU
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The major goals of Human Genome Project.

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Genome is the one haploid set of chromosomes or one copy of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in a single cell of an organism. Human Genome Project was started in 1990 and went on till 2003. It was a collaborative effect to prepare a database of whole human genes to feed in the medical professionals with molecular level understanding to provide better insights into the human health.

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