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The [[Human Genome Project]] mapped the genome of humans (''Homo sapiens'') in a 13-year study, and is considered one of the marvels of modern human [[medicine]] and [[biology]]. All of the information is stored in a database.<ref>http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml</ref> It is expected that the results of the project will allow scientists to predict how genetics influences drug interaction with the body, and lead to target specific drugs.<ref>[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/285/5/540?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Implications+of+the+Human+Genome+Project+for+Medical+Science&searchid=1119480529280_6292&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&journalcode=jama]</ref> | The [[Human Genome Project]] mapped the genome of humans (''Homo sapiens'') in a 13-year study, and is considered one of the marvels of modern human [[medicine]] and [[biology]]. All of the information is stored in a database.<ref>http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml</ref> It is expected that the results of the project will allow scientists to predict how genetics influences drug interaction with the body, and lead to target specific drugs.<ref>[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/285/5/540?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Implications+of+the+Human+Genome+Project+for+Medical+Science&searchid=1119480529280_6292&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&journalcode=jama]</ref> | ||
| − | Genomes of other species have been recorded as well, such as mice,<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/mouse/</ref> chimpanzees<ref>http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/chimpgenome/index.html</ref> and yeast.<ref>http://www.yeastgenome.org/</ref> | + | Genomes of other species have been recorded as well, such as mice,<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/mouse/</ref> chimpanzees<ref>http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/chimpgenome/index.html</ref> and yeast.<ref>http://www.yeastgenome.org/</ref> The mouse genome sequence from the C57BL/6J strain has about 30,000 genes, and 99% of them have direct counterparts in humans.<ref>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v420/n6915/full/420509a.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:40, May 1, 2007
A genome is all the hereditary information held by an organism, this includes both expressed and non-expressed genetic information. It is usually stored in DNA though the Retrovirus stores it in RNA.
Eukaryotes (including humans) actually have two types of genomic material:
- chromosonal material: Information found inside the nucleus of a cell
- mitochondrial material: Information found inside a cytoplasm of a cell, specifically in the mitochondria (this separate genome is used as evidence for the Endosymbiotic hypothesis).[1]
The Human Genome Project mapped the genome of humans (Homo sapiens) in a 13-year study, and is considered one of the marvels of modern human medicine and biology. All of the information is stored in a database.[2] It is expected that the results of the project will allow scientists to predict how genetics influences drug interaction with the body, and lead to target specific drugs.[3]
Genomes of other species have been recorded as well, such as mice,[4] chimpanzees[5] and yeast.[6] The mouse genome sequence from the C57BL/6J strain has about 30,000 genes, and 99% of them have direct counterparts in humans.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3580
- ↑ http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/mouse/
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/chimpgenome/index.html
- ↑ http://www.yeastgenome.org/
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v420/n6915/full/420509a.html