I’m not super well-versed in genetics so the premise of the question might be wrong, but how’s it possible to capture the genetic code of a species considering genetic variation? Do scientists pick an individual’s genetic code to treat as the default? Do they somehow mark that certain segments of genetic code are prone to change while others are more fundamentally stable? It’s always confused me a little.
Again, sorry if the question doesn’t make much sense and thanks in advance for any answers.
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There is variation in alleles, which is where the genetic variation in humans comes from. The actual order of the genes is the same in all humans.
Actually, the first mapped human genome was composed of several scientist’s samples that were working on the project at the time.
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