human genome
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Your human genome is the complete set of DNA instructions that make up your body, written in a chemical language of four basic molecules. Understanding it matters because it helps scientists learn how genes work, why people develop certain diseases, and how to develop new treatments.
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Research
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- Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome.Nature · 2004
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The human genome is a complete set of DNA sequences for each of the 22 autosomes and the two distinct sex chromosomes (X and Y). A small DNA molecule is found within individual mitochondria. These are usually treated separately as the nuclear genome and the mitochondrial genome.
Human genomes include both genes and various other types of functional DNA elements. The latter is a diverse category that includes regulatory DNA scaffolding regions, telomeres, centromeres, and origins of replication. In addition, there are large numbers of transposable elements, inserted viral DNA, non-functional pseudogenes and simple, highly repetitive sequences. Introns make up a large percentage of the human genome.