International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium Publishes
Sequence and Analysis of the Human Genome February 12, 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Human Genome Project international
consortium today announced the publication of a draft sequence
and initial analysis of the human genome - the genetic blueprint
for a human being. The paper appears in the Feb. 15 issue of the
journal Nature. The draft sequence, which covers more than 90
percent of the human genome, represents the exact order of DNA's
four chemical bases - commonly abbreviated as A, T, C and G -
along the human chromosomes. This DNA text influences everything
from eye color and height, to aging and disease. The
consortium's initial analysis of this text represents
scientists' first global view of the human genomic landscape,
with its extraordinary trove of information about human
development, physiology, medicine and evolution. The results
reported in this week's Nature represent major progress for the
human genome consortium. On June 26, the consortiu