79 The Human Genome Project Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What type of vector was primarily used for cloning in the Human Genome Project?
Answer
Bacterial artificial chromosome
Which project mapped human haplotype patterns following the Human Genome Project?
Answer
HapMap Project
What sequencing strategy did Celera Genomics use for the human genome?
Answer
Whole-genome shotgun
Which U.S. government agency, besides NIH, co-funded the Human Genome Project?
Answer
Department of Energy
On what date was the Human Genome Project declared complete?
Answer
April 14, 2003
What mapping approach did the Human Genome Project use?
Answer
Clone-by-clone sequencing
Who led the private sequencing effort at Celera Genomics?
Answer
Craig Venter
Which UK institute sequenced a major portion of the human genome?
Answer
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Which chromosome was the first to be fully sequenced?
Answer
Chromosome 22
Which private company competed with the public HGP?
Answer
Celera Genomics
What was the total cost of the Human Genome Project?
Answer
$3 billion
Who was the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute during the HGP?
Answer
Francis Collins
What is the approximate size of the human genome in base pairs?
Answer
3 billion
What sequencing method did the Human Genome Project primarily use?
Answer
Sanger sequencing
Which country led the international Human Genome Project?
Answer
United States