Question

Describe the Human Genome Project (5-10 sentences)

Answer 1

The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the sequence of nucleotide base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying and mapping all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint.

Answer 2

1. The sequence of human genome will enable geneticists to cure the killer diseases like cancer. 2. It may enable us to understand more about the diseases and thereby to design drugs. 3. HGP aids in diagnosis of defective genes that cause disease. 4. As HGP may serve as a tool to Eugenical concept, scientists can create superior, disease free human beings in future. 5. It helps in somatic cell gene therapy and germ line gene therapy.