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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance2 Marks
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List the Goal of Human Genome Project
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→ Some of the important goals of HGP were as follows:
(i) Indentify all the approximately 20,000 - 25,000 genes in human DNA.
(ii) Determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA.
(iii) Store this information in databases.
(iv) Improve tools for data analysis.
(v) Transfer related technologies to other sectors, such as industries.
(vi) Address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project.

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