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7、Printingnumber10987654321CONTENTSBeforeWeBegin...1Anintroduction1It’sWhoYouAre9YouneedtounderstandsomebasictermsandideastomakesenseoftheDNAsciences.Don’tknowagenefromachromosome?Thisistheplacetostart.2HowWeGotHere27FiftyyearsafterWatsonandCrickdiscove
8、redtheDNAdoublehelix,theHumanGenomeProjectannouncedthefinalversionofthehumangenome.Howdidwegetherefromthere?Here’saninsidelookathowoneofthebiggestdiscoveriesinthehistoryofmankindcameabout.3YourGenome—AnOwner’sManual55Youareofthefirstgeneration