What is 'IndiGen' project that is sequencing Indian genes?
The story so far: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research recently announced the conclusion of a six-month exercise of conducting a “whole-genome sequence” of a 1,008 Indians. The project is part of a programme called “IndiGen” and is What is whole genome sequencing? The order of base pairs and varying lengths of these sequences constitute the “genes”, which are responsible for making amino acids, proteins and, thereby, everything that is necessary for the body to function. Under “IndiGen”, the CSIR drafted about 1,000 youth from across India by organising camps in several colleges and educating attendees on genomics and the role of genes in disease. The CSIR’s “IndiGen” project, as it is called, selected the 1,000-odd from a pool of about 5,000 and sought to include representatives from every State and diverse ethnicities.
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