Human Genome Project
Human Genome Project: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Human Genome Project, Salient Features of Human Genome, Applications of HGP, Bacterial Artificial Chromosome, Yeast Artificial Chromosome, and Expressed Sequence Tags.
Important Questions on Human Genome Project
Which of the following maps contributed in the formation of human genome project?

In the human genome, which chromosome contains the maximum number of genes?

The total number of nitrogenous bases in human genome is estimated to be about:

The number of functional genes in man is around

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Which organism has the smallest genome

Distance between genes and markers on the chromosomes are determined by

The primary goal of the human genome project was


The strategies of human genome project include

The human genome was co-ordinated by

Identify the incorrect pair.

"Sequence annotation" in human genome project refers to

Select the incorrect statement from the following.

Read the following statements (i) to (v)
(i) During transcription, adenine pairs with uracil.
(ii) The human genome has about 98% of junk DNA.
(iii) A human gene on an average contains 3000 bps and there are about 30,000 genes in the human genome.
(iv) Y-chromosome of the human genome has the least number of genes, i.e., 231 in the human genome.
(v) Western blot is used to detect proteins.
How many statements are CORRECT?

The genome of how many of the following organisms has been sequenced during HGP.
Human, Yeast, Drosophila, Honey bee, Rice, Wheat, Arabidopsis, Caenorhabditis.

DNA is a very long polymer, and there are technical limitations in sequencing very long pieces of DNA. The long fragments of DNA are sequenced using

Which of the following organisms is NOT involved in genome sequencing and mapping technique?

The genome of Caenorhabditis elegans consists of

