Abstract
The final chapter in this book describes the stunning advance in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology that has led to the study of the human genome. The human genome is a repertoire of approximately 100,000 genes of a human cell. Passed on to each new generation during reproductive processes, the human genome encompasses both our past and future. It is a massive endeavor to map the human genome. Knowing the nature of the human genome applies to various branches of biology and which other genomes are to be deciphered. The administrative and financial underpinnings of the project are discussed. The chapter reveals the way DNA technologists go about developing gene linkage maps and physical maps of the human genome and also describes the processes by which the sequence of bases is determined in a particular gene. The chapter details the organisms whose genomes have been sequenced and stresses the importance of successful sequencing. The chapter outlines many of the issues attending the Human Genome Project and the way by which those issues may be resolved.
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