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sequencingIn biochemistry, determining the sequence of chemical subunits within a large molecule. Techniques for sequencing amino acids in proteins were established in the 1950s, insulin being the first for which the sequence was completed. The Human Genome Project was set up to determine the sequence of the 3 billion base pairs within human DNA. In April 2003, scientists announced the completion of the mapping of the whole human genome. Scientists are now able to routinely determine the genome sequence of organisms ranging from bacteria to plants and mammals. |
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