Human Genome Project
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- Created on: 27-11-14 17:50
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- Human Genome Project
- Definition
- Genome is the genetic information in an organism
- Benefits
- 1) Improved genetic testing for disorders
- EG:If carrying a faulty gene
- 2)Location of genes that could increase risk of inheriting diseases
- 3) New gene therapy treatments
- Where scientists replace/mend faulty genes that cause disorder
- 4)Personalised Medicines
- Only work with a particular gene
- 5) Improving forensic science
- EG: DNA Fingerprinting
- 1) Improved genetic testing for disorders
- Aims
- To identify all genes
- To develop faster methods for sequencing DNA
- To work out order/sequence of all base pairs
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