Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow :-
Human genome project was called a mega project. It is said to have approximately 3 x 109base pairs and if cost of sequencing required is US $3 per base pair, the total estimated cost of the project would be approximately 9 billion US dollars. For that if the obtained sequences were to be stored in type form in books and if each page of the book contain 1000 letters and each book contained 1000 pages than 3300 such books would be required to store the information of DNA sequence from a single human cell. HGP was closely associated with the rapid development of a new era in biology.

Which of the following were important goals of HGP?

Options:

To identify all the approximately 20000 - 25000 genes in human DNA

Improve tools for data analysis

Transfer related technology to other sector such as industries.

All of these.

Correct Answer:

All of these.

Explanation:

Some of the important goals of HGP were as follows: (i) Identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA; (ii) Determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA; (iiii) Store this information in databases; (iv) Improve tools for data analysis; (v) Transfer related technologies to other sectors, such as industries; (vi) Address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project.