Breakthrough: Scientists Encode Genome

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted May 29, 2008 in DNA in General

From MSNBC:

Scientists encode [sic] first woman’s genome: Project allows scientists to compare DNA of men and women

Wow! They’ve encoded an entire genome! NOT.

Usually, the reference is to a genome being decoded although there is debate surrounding the use of that terminology as well. RPM at evolgen says:

…decoding a genome is a long and tedious (possibly endless) process. To decode a genome, we would have to figure out the function for every gene product and how those gene products interact. And even if we simplify decoding to merely identify genes, there is more to a gene that its protein coding sequence.

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So, let’s abandon the idea of “decoding a genome” and refer to the process for what it is: sequencing euchromatin and preliminary analysis of protein coding sequences.

Photo credit: Walking female form, Wellcome Images via Creative Commons

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