Studying the Human Genome

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genome

full DNA sequence of organism

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how much of the human genome is genes

2%, approx 20 000 to 30 000

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junk DNA

  • remaining 98% of genome

  • consist of repeated nucleotide sequences and gene regulator regions

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what did the human genome project allow for

quicker and most cost-effective way of sequencing genomes

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model organism

  • non-human organism used to model human physiology and human disease

  • test treatments

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gold standard model organism

mouse, 78% genetic similarity