Human Genome Project (HGP) was a mega project launched in the year 1990 with some important goals.

Question :Human Genome Project (HGP) was a mega project launched in the year 1990 with some important goals.

(a) Enlist any four prime goals of HGP.

(b) Name any one common non-human animal model organism which has also been sequenced thereafter.

The correct answer is -(a) The four prime goals of Human Genome Project were:

1. To determine the complete nucleotide sequence of the human genome.

2. To identify all the genes present in the human genome.

3. To study the function of each gene in the human genome.

4. To develop new technologies and tools for analyzing and understanding genomic data.

(b) One common non-human animal model organism that has also been sequenced is the mouse (Mus musculus).