BIOL 1010 – Assignment #3 – Option 2
The Human Genome Project
Background
The Human Genome Project (HGP) began in 1990, with a working draft of the human
genome released in 2000, and a complete genome in 2003. The main objective was to
determine DNA sequence of the human genome, and to identify and map the approximately
20,000–25,000 genes.
Assignment
In this assignment, you will write a feature article about the Human Genome Project.
Feature articles are found in newspapers and magazines. Your feature article can be
structured as a story, but remember it is non-fiction. You can be creative, but make sure
your facts are accurate, and referenced.
At a minimum, you should try to address the following points, but you can discuss
additional aspects of the HGP:
• the human genome project, its history and its development.
• how the human genome project will help us understand our species, and other
species
• how DNA sequences show us that we share common ancestors with other
organisms
• current and future applications of the HGP
• how is the Human Genome Project affecting medicine today?
• what does the HGP hold for the future?
• ethical implications of the HGP
Format
• Your report should be a minimum of three (3) pages and a maximum of five(5)
single-sided pages, not including references or a title page.
• Use the APA style guide to format your references (see the APA Style Guide on the
BIOL 1010 cuLearn page)
• Print must be double-spaced, with 1 inch margins all around.
• Type size must be no smaller than 12 points.
• Submit as an Adobe .pdf or Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx file) document through the
cuLearn Assignment page.

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