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May 10, 2023, 12:01 PM ET (AP)
DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man
human genetics, study of the inheritance of characteristics by children from parents. Inheritance in humans does not differ in any fundamental way from that in other organisms. The study of human heredity occupies a central position in genetics. Much of this interest stems from a basic desire to know who humans are and why they are as they are. At a more practical level, an understanding of human heredity is of critical importance in the prediction, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases that have a genetic component. The quest to determine the genetic basis of human health has given rise to ...(100 of 5106 words)