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Human Genome Project

The human genome project is a multinational research project to determine the genomic structure of man (Homosapiens). It is aiming at sequencing all DNAs of man and at determining the location of various genes in the DNAs. Many government and Private sectors have been taking part in the on-going project.

The genome project was initiated in 1988. It is under the International Administration of the ‘Human Genome Organization’ (HUGO). It is funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA, the European commission (EC) and Britain’s Welcome Trust.

The research works in the project have been conducted in research laboratories in six nations. The most important among them are the National human Genome Research Institute (USA) and Sanger Centre (England).

 

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