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The book of genes

The sequence of human chromosome 22, now published, is the first phase in a biological revolution. Not least, the result will be a transformed appreciation of human individuality.

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Figure 1: Sequence of events — from Mendel's discovery of the existence of genes, to 2002 and the projected date for completion of sequencing the human genome.

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Little, P. The book of genes. Nature 402, 467–468 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/44967

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