About the Genome India project:
- It is a Pan India initiative focused on the Whole Genome Sequencing of representative populations across India.
- Goal: The goal is to start with and executes whole genome sequencing and subsequent data analysis of 10,000 individuals representing the country’s diverse population.
- This is a mission-mode, multi-institution consortium project, the first of its kind in India supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
What is Genome?
- A genome is the complete set of genetic information in an organism.
- In living organisms, the genome is stored in long molecules of DNA called
- In humans, the genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes located in the cell’s nucleus, as well as a small chromosome in the cell’s mitochondria.
- A genome contains all the information needed for an individual to develop and function.
