Human Genome Project

Human Genome Project

The Human Genome Project is an international research project that studied the sequencing of nucleotide base pairs and the combinations for the DNA makeup of humans.

About the Human Genome Project: 

- The HGP has revealed that there are probably about 20,500 human genes.
- Was made as a detailed information about the structure, organization and function of the complete set of human genes.
- The Human Genome Project formally began in 1990 and was completed in 2003.
- The Human Genome Project has already found the discovery of more than 1,800 disease genes.
- There are now more than 2,000 genetic tests for human conditions.

Citations:

- “Human Genome Project Information Archive1990–2003.” Human Genome Project Information, web.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/index.shtml.
- “The Human Genome Project.” NHGRI​, www.genome.gov/human-genome-project.