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- Human genetics.
- Human genetics is the discipline concerned with identifying and studying the genes carried by humans, the control and expression of traits caused by these genes, their transmission from generation to generation, and their expression in offspring. Modern human genetics properly begins with the elucidation of the structure of DNA in 1953 by James D. Watson and Francis H. Crick. This discovery led to very rapid advances in acquisition of genetic information and ultimately spawned the Human Genome Project (HGP), which was initiated in 1986 by the DOE (Department of Energy). In 1990 the DOE combined efforts with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and private collaborators, including the Wellcome Trust of the United Kingdom, along with private companies based in Japan, France, Germany, and China. The ultimate goal of HGP was to determine the precise genetic makeup of humans as well as explore human genetic variation and human gene function. The first high-quality draft of the human genetic sequence was completed in April of 2003, thereby providing a suitable salute to the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of DNA, which opened the modern era of human genetics....
- Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2022. 3p.
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