2. The Human Genome Project or HGP is the
complete mapping and understanding of all
the genes of human beings.
All of our genes together are known as a
“genome”
3. There are about 20,500 genes in the human
body.
It was estimated that there were between
50,000 and 140,00 genes in the human genome
The full sequence was completed in April of
2003
4. It has given the world detailed information
about the structure, organization and function
of the complete set of human genes
The information is a basic set of inheritable
"instructions" for the development and
function of a human being.
5. It will help to map the entire genomes of
several other organisms used in biological
research
It will also continue to demand a variety of
new technologies to help with mapping the
genomes of other organisms
6. It is controversial because of the high cost and
because that sequencing a lot of noncoding
DNA should have low priority when there was
limited funds
Some say the ability to diagnose a genetic
disorder before any treatment does more harm
than good because it creates anxiety and
frustration
