Human Genome Project | Techniques and Accomplishments | HapMap and 1000 Genomes Project | Pros and Cons | Ethical Issues |
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What is a genome?
An organism's complete set of of DNA, including its genes is called this
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What is locating the pairs of genes on the chromosomes?
Genetic mapping does this
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What is haplotype map?
HapMap stands for this
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What is 13 years?
Amount of time it took to complete the project
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Who is God?
People are concerned over playing the role of _____
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What is about 3 billion?
Number of base pairs in the human genome
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What are karyotypes and pedigrees?
These are visuals created or used by the HapMap Project
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What are 1000 chosen people of different ethnic backgrounds?
The number of people who participated in the 1000 Genomes Project and who they were
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What is about $3 billion?
The amount of money it took to complete to project
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Who are healthcare professionals, policy makers, students, and the public
The education of these people can be enhanced by the Project's findings
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Who is the U.S. Government?
Main coordinator/sponsor of the project
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What is 2003?
The year that the project was officially finished
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What are Canada, China, Japan, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom?
2 countries, besides the U.S. that participated in the research for this project
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What is privacy?
A con is the loss of _______
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What is explore the consequences of genomic research?
This is what ELSI does/did
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What is 1990?
The project started this year
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What are the brewer's yeast, the roundworm, the fruit fly, and the mouse?
2 other organisms that had their genomes successfully mapped include
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What is 2008?
The year that the 1000 Genomes Project was launched
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What are cancer cells?
Gene mapping can locate these types of malignant cells
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What is the use of knowledge of a person's genetics, which includes possible diseases or health issues
People can lose their jobs because of this
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What is 20,000 to 25,000 genes?
Number of human genes
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What is ELSI?
The Project's bioethics program which served as a model for other programs around the world
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What is genetic variability?
The 1000 Genomes Project focused on establishing a detailed catalogue of human _______
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What is identifying the location of of genes on DNA, locating cancer cells and mental illnesses, finding if a fetus has genetic mutations while still in the womb, providing jobs, preventing diseases, and enhancing the efficiency of drugs
Name 2 pros of the Human Genome Project
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What is eliminating genetic variability or important genes
By changing our or other organisms' natural genotype, this can happen
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