The Human Genome Project

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Project the First Five Years FY 1991-
1995.' The goal of the HGP is to generate a series of tools that will
change biological research.
The complete nucleotide sequence of human DNA is approximately
50,000 to 100,000 genes in the human genome. The Human Genome Project
estimated to take ten to twenty years to complete. During this time its
anticipated that physical and genetic maps of the human genome will be
completed. The scientific products of the HGP will comprise a resource of
genomic maps and DNA sequence information that will provide detailed
information about the structure, organization and characteristics of human
DNA. This information constitutes the basic set of inherited “instructions”
for the development and functioning of a human being. The next phase of
the project focused on the sequencing of DNA.
Information required by a cell stored is in the nucleus. Encoded
into the structure of the nucleus are DNA molecules called chromosomes.
This information allows ...

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composition of a
cell opened up many possibilities, other then to use this procedure in the
HGP. One example of how this technology could be used was the curing or
the eradication of many diseases. Accomplishing this procedure lead the
business community to take an interest in this technology.
To sequence the human genome, maps of the chromosomes based on the
DNA of the chromosomes are constructed. These maps known as physical maps,
a series of overlapping pieces of DNA. These pieces of DNA are ordered as
they would appear in the human genome and are used as the templates for the
sequencing project. Scientists found that they needed to patent their work
because their breakthroughs ...

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