The Human Genome Project

Human Chromosome

One of the most important components in the cell that is transmitted from generation to generation

Human Chromosone

is an organized

structure of DNA that can be found within the nucleus of all human cells

Human Chromosome

It

comprises a single chain of DNA that is coiled to form dense thread-like pieces.

Human

Genome Project (HGP)

In order to map and understand all the genes of human beings, a collaborative research was developed

Human Genome Project

It is an international research project whose primary mission is to decipher the chemical sequence of the complete human genetic material

50,000 - 100,000

The Human Genome projects aims to identify how many genes contained within the genome?

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells

Protein and a single molecule of DNA

Each chromosome is made of..

DNA

Contains the specific instructions that make each type of living creature unique

Number and organization

Each species has a characteristic set of chromosomes with respect to

23 pairs of chromosomes

How many pair of chromosomes do humans have?

Autosomes

22 pairs of numbered

Sex chromosomes

1 pair of x and Y chromosomes

Genetic Disorder

What occurs when there is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism

U.S. National Academy of Sciences

In 1988, the main goal of the Human Genome Project was articulated by a special committee of

National Institutes of Health and Department of Energy

The main goal was later adopted through a detailed series of five-year plans jointly written by the….

1989

In what year did the Office of Human Genome Research evolve into the National Center for Human Genome Research?

National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR)

established to carry

out the National Institutes of Health's component of the

United States Human Genome Project in 1989

James D. Watson and Francis Crick

Who was the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research and who was his co-discoverer?

1990

A five-year plan with specific goals for the project is published.

The HGP officially begins.

1992

In what year did James Watson resign as the director of the National Center for Human Genome Research

Michael Gottesman

In 1992, who was appointed as acting NCHGR director

Francis S. Collin’s, M.D., P.H.

In 1993, who was appointed as the director of NCHGR director

September 1998

The United States Human Genome Project revises its five-year goals through

1994

When was the first HGP mapping goal met

1996

When did Pilot study explore the feasibility of sequencing human DNA

Genome

Full set of genetic instructions

1999

When did the international HGP announce the successful completion of the pilot phase sequencing of the human genome and the launch of the full-scale effort to sequence all 3 billion letters (bases) that make up the human DNA instruction book

3 billion letters (bases)

How many bases make up the human DNA instruction book?

Free multimedia kit

In 2001, the HGP created this let to serve as an educational tool for high school students

2002

In what year was the internet teeming with user’s guides for everything

2003

An accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original human genome project schedule

2004

The international Human Genome Sequencing Consortium led in the U.S. by the National Human Genome Research Institute and Department of Energy