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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance2 Marks
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What are the assumptions that led to the human genome project?
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These assumptions led to the idea of determining the complete DNA sequence of human genome and consequently of human genome project. It was a mega project which took 13 years for its completion, i.e. from 1990 to 2003. It was coordinated by the US Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health.
The two main factors that contributed in the completion of this project are-
  1. Availability of simple and fast techniques for the determination of DNA sequences.
  2. Genetic engineering techniques, which help to isolate and clone any segment of DNA.

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