How to sequence the human genome - Mark J. Kiel
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Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence of
A's, T's, C's and G's that tell your cells how to operate. Thanks to
technological advances, scientists are now able to know the sequence of
letters that makes up an individual genome relatively quickly and
inexpensively. Mark J. Kiel takes an in-depth look at the science behind
the sequence.
Explain why it might be important that scientists learn the sequence of letters that make up an individual’s genome.
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