Sequencing the Chimpanzee Genome
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چکیده
Sequence of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) genome should be a high priority. The chimpanzee genome sequence will have a major impact on our understanding of human disease, human evolution, and human population genetics. We propose that the first phase of a project to obtain chimpanzee sequence consist of 3-4X whole-genome shotgun coverage, with the sequence obtained from multiple individuals to provide valuable information about polymorphism rates within the species.
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