Video Transcript
Fill in the blank. One of the benefits of the Human
Genome Project is that targeted blank could be developed for individual people. (A) Mutations, (B) diseases, (C)
medicines, or (D) genes.
This question asks us to complete a
statement about the Human Genome Project. This collaborative research
initiative began in 1990 with the goal of sequencing the entire human genome, all
three billion base pairs of it. The project took 2,800 scientists
over 13 years to complete and led to a number of remarkable discoveries about our
genetic blueprint. For example, it found that humans
only have about 20,000 genes, far fewer than the estimates in place at the start of
the Human Genome Project.
One of the main applications of
sequencing the human genome is to map specific mutations within genes that
contribute to inherited disorders. The Human Genome Project revealed
specific mutations for a number of these disorders, which has contributed to the
emerging field of genomic medicine. Genomic medicine combines
information about how different alleles respond to various medical interventions
with a person’s specific genome to create a personalized, targeted treatment
plan.
So we can see that the correct
answer to our question is found in option (C). And the completed sentence reads,
“One of the benefits of the Human Genome Project is that targeted medicines could be
developed for individual people.”
