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I just read this
We discovered during the sequencing of the genome that of the genes that mice and humans share, 99% are identical.
BBC Four:*The sequencing of the mouse genome has had less publicity than the work on the human genome - do you think it is as significant in its way? CC:*Yes, I think that the programme shows that it's hugely significant because, by sequencing the mouse genome, scientists are able to work through the genes of a mouse, many of which are similar to those of a human, and see what those genes do. You can't do that in a human - you can't breed them with a specific gene in mind - while you can with a mouse.
Can we figure out what human genes do with mice genes then?(With mice?) What human genes do we know the reason for? I mean I know a lot of our genes are inactivated, can we figure out what the DNA we DO use is for with mice?
As for the parts of our DNA that we do use..
Could we figure out the purpose of each gene somehow? If so, what ways could we do that? Thanks
Do we know what DNA is crap and what isn't? Or can we not distinguish the two?
Thanks
We discovered during the sequencing of the genome that of the genes that mice and humans share, 99% are identical.
BBC Four:*The sequencing of the mouse genome has had less publicity than the work on the human genome - do you think it is as significant in its way? CC:*Yes, I think that the programme shows that it's hugely significant because, by sequencing the mouse genome, scientists are able to work through the genes of a mouse, many of which are similar to those of a human, and see what those genes do. You can't do that in a human - you can't breed them with a specific gene in mind - while you can with a mouse.
Can we figure out what human genes do with mice genes then?(With mice?) What human genes do we know the reason for? I mean I know a lot of our genes are inactivated, can we figure out what the DNA we DO use is for with mice?
As for the parts of our DNA that we do use..
Could we figure out the purpose of each gene somehow? If so, what ways could we do that? Thanks
Do we know what DNA is crap and what isn't? Or can we not distinguish the two?
Thanks
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