International collaboration of laboratories to decipher the DNA sequence of the entire human genome.
A multinational research effort begun in 1987 to map the entire sequence of the human genome. It was originally believed to be a project that would possibly take decades to complete. However, with the various technological advances that occurred, scientists completed the mapping in 2002. The medical/health benefits of the mapping are yet to be determined.
An international collaboration in which the entire genetic blueprint of a human being has been mapped. Since its inception in 1990, the goals of the Human Genome Project have been to identify all the genes present in the nucleus of a human cell; to establish where those genes are located on the chromosomes in the nucleus, using gene mapping; and to determine the genetic information encoded by the order of DNA’s chemical subunits.
A long-term project to determine the entire nucleotide sequence of the human chromosomes. It is coordinated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The HGP is concerned with chromosome mapping, DNA sequencing, technology and database development for genome research, and the societal implications of doing genetic research in the first place.
An international research effort to map each human gene and to sequence the 3. 1 billion chemical bases that make up human DNA. The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute and Celera Genomics announced the initial deciphering of the genetic code in June 2000. This scientific milestone is expected to improve the way diseases are diagnosed, treated, and prevented, but it presents ethical, legal, and social issues regarding the use of genetic information.
A research effort to determine the locations of all human genes on the chromosomes and to read the coded instructions in the genes.