Question

a. What do ‘Y’and ‘B’ stand for in ‘YAC’ and ‘BAC’ used in Human Genome Project (HGP). Mention their role in the project. 

b. Write the percentage of the total human genome that codes for proteins and the percentage of discovered genes whose functions are known as observed during HGP. 

c. Expand ‘SNPs’ identified by scientists in HGP.

Answer 1

a. Y’ stands for Yeast and ‘B’ stands for Bacterial. ‘YAC’ and ‘BAC’ are used as vectors for cloning foreign DNA. 

b. The total human genome percentage is (<) 2% and percentage of discovered genes is (<) 50%. 

c. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism.