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Consider the following statements with respect to the Genome India Project (GIP): 1. It is initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. 2. The GIP aims to collect genetic samples from at least 1% population of India. 3. This would aid our understanding of the nature of diseases affecting the Indian population. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the Genome India Project (GIP): 1. It is initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. 2. The GIP aims to collect genetic samples from at least 1% population of India. 3. This would aid our understanding of the nature of diseases affecting the Indian population. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 3 only

The correct answer is 3 only.

Key Points

Genome India Project (GIP):

  • The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) initiated the ambitious “Genome India Project” (GIP) on 3rd January 2020. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
  • The GIP aims to collect 10,000 genetic samples from citizens across India, to build a reference genome. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.
  • Whole-genome sequencing and subsequent data analysis of the genetic data of these 10,000 individuals would be carried out.
  • This would aid our understanding of the nature of diseases affecting the Indian population, and then ultimately support the development of predictive diagnostic markers. Hence statement 3 is correct.
  • Through whole-genome sequencing, the plan is to build an exhaustive catalogue of genetic variations for the Indian population.


Additional Information

The Human Genome Project (HGP):

  • The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international, collaborative research program whose goal was the complete mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings.
  • All our genes together are known as our "genome."
  • The Human Genome Project (HGP), which operated from 1990 to 2003, provided researchers with basic information about the sequences of the three billion chemical base pairs (i.e., adenine , thymine , guanine , and cytosine ) that make up human genomic DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). 

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