Human Genome Initiative

Name:
Human Genome Initiative
Detailed information:
Collective name for several projects begun in 1986 to (1) create an ordered set of DNA segments from known chromosomal locations; (2) develop new computational methods for analyzing genetic map and DNA sequence data; and (3) develop new techniques and instruments for detecting and analyzing DNA. This DOE initiative is now known as the Human Genome Program. The national effort, led by DOE and NIH (now including the National Human Genome Research Institute), is known as the Human Genome Project.