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Unravelling the genome

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Unravelling the genome

Just reflect...

  • on the millions of base pairs that make up the human genomehuman genome
    The complete sequence of all 20,000-25,000 human genes. That is, which chromosomes they are in and whereabouts the gene appears on that chromosome's piece of DNA.
  • on the efforts of scientists and technologists around the world deciphering the human genetic codegenetic code
    Sequence of bases in a DNA molecule which codes for the sequence of amino acids in a protein. Each group of three bases is called a codon and codes for an amino acid.
  • on the potential benefits that understanding the human genome will bring - and the issues that will need to be considered.

Knowledge of the human genome brings with it enormous power, and also great responsibilities.

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