jan 1, 2002 - The international Mouse Genome Sequencing Consortium decoded the genome of a mammal (mouse) for the first time.
Description:
After years of work, scientists were finally able to decode the genome of a mammal, a mouse. By doing this, people could now compare mouse genome with that of a human, and by doing this, they realized how similar mice and humans are in terms of genome. Researchers reported that mice are 90% similar to humans.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 2002
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~ 23 years ago