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The human genome project.
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Rehana Begum HUMAN GENOME PROJECT The aim of the human genome project is to identify and characterise all of the estimated 100,000 genes in the human body. The 'genome is the complete set of genetic material of an organism'1. I will be looking at both ethical and economical views on knowing the human genome. The human genome project involves the 'determination of the sequence of 3,000 million base pairs which constitute the human genome'2. DNA is the component that carries the genetic information. It is made of monomer units called Nucleotides, which is made up of ribose sugar, a phosphate group and one of four organic Nitrogen containing bases. The bases are complementary to each other, since only, Thymine will pair with Adenine and Cytosine will pair with only Guanine. This 'provides a mechanism for maintaining and passing on the genetic information from one generation to another' 3 DNA is formed when these...
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