Genetics Human Genome Project Information Extensive background information on the history, progress, research, and resources of the Human Genome Project. Includes links to other genetics-related sites. Features excellent help screens and overviews of the databases. This site describes research in genetic origins of disease in humans. Organized by categories of disease, such as cancer or metabolic disorders, specific diseases are highlighted for which a gene has been identified, cloned and mapped.
Chromosome maps are accessible for the diseases featured on the site.
Links to databases lead to records specific to the disease gene in NCBI's protein database, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, and PubMed. Other web sites are recommended for general information, many appropriate for lay readers. Includes an extensive glossary , useful to non-scientists. Entries for genes include details such as symbols, synonyms, links to protein and nucleic acid sequence records, phenotypes, homology, and maps. National Center for Genome Resources Nonprofit genetics research organization whose personnel work to develop tools useful to applying genetic analysis to agriculture and other fields.