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Guide to the draft human genome

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  • Tyra G. Wolfsberg

    (Genome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health)

  • Johanna McEntyre

    (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health)

  • Gregory D. Schuler

    (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health)

Abstract

There are a number of ways to investigate the structure, function and evolution of the human genome. These include examining the morphology of normal and abnormal chromosomes, constructing maps of genomic landmarks, following the genetic transmission of phenotypes and DNA sequence variations, and characterizing thousands of individual genes. To this list we can now add the elucidation of the genomic DNA sequence, albeit at ‘working draft’ accuracy. The current challenge is to weave together these disparate types of data to produce the information infrastructure needed to support the next generation of biomedical research. Here we provide an overview of the different sources of information about the human genome and how modern information technology, in particular the internet, allows us to link them together.

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  • Tyra G. Wolfsberg & Johanna McEntyre & Gregory D. Schuler, 2001. "Guide to the draft human genome," Nature, Nature, vol. 409(6822), pages 824-826, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:409:y:2001:i:6822:d:10.1038_35057000
    DOI: 10.1038/35057000
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