The Human Pangenome Project hopes to establish a better reference genome for research, and scientists are already learning new things.
based on studying this genome. The team’s pangenome is derived from 47 people meant to represent ancestrally diverse populations from parts of the world including South America, Africa, and Asia. Compared to the current human genome commonly used as a reference in research, the pangenome adds 119 million base pairs of genetic material and 1,115 gene duplications.
The Pangenome Project is still only in its beginning stages. The team ultimately plans to cobble it together from the genomes of 350 people. And from there, they and other scientists hope to use it as a way to better reveal and study variants that affect our biology and health, including those that influence our immune response or our risk of common conditions like cardiovascular disease.
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