Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Human Genome Project:
1.The HGP was an international effort launched in 1990 with the goal of sequencing all 3.2 billion nucleotide pairs in the human genome.
2.The project achieved its primary goal of sequencing all 24 human chromosomes by the year 1995, ahead of its initial schedule.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct. The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a monumental 13-year international research effort formally launched in October 1990 to map and sequence the entire human genome. Led by the NIH and DOE in the U.S. along with international partners, it aimed to determine the exact order of roughly 3 billion nucleotide base pairs (A,T,C,G) and identify all human genes.
- Statement 2 is incorrect. The initial target for completion was 2005 (though a high-quality draft was finished in 2003). Sequencing was not finished as early as 1995.
