Question

According to HGP genetic similarity between all humans is _______ percent.

Answer 1

99.9 percent ............................

Answer 2

According to HGP genetic similarity between all individuals is 99.9% per cent.

• HGP refers to the human genomic project.
• It was conducted to calculate the size of genes and the number of genes present in the human DNA.
• In the experiments, it was noted that 99% of human genes in every individual are the same that is they have the same nucleotides and proteins.
• The remaining 1% of human genes is different for every individual and this form the basis of DNA fingerprinting.