Question

What are salient features of HGP ? What are the prospects of this project ?

Answer 1

Salient Features of Human Genome:  Human genome consists the information of 24 chromosomes (22 autosome + X chromosome + one Y chromosome); in Homo sapiens 2n = 2x = 46 The human genome contains over 3 billion nucleotide pairs.  Human genome is estimated to have about 30,000 genes .

Answer 2

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To identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA

to determine the sequence of 3 billion chemical base pairs

to store this information in databases

improve tools for data analysis

transfer related technologies to other sector such as industries