HUMAN GENOME ORGANISATION

The 'Human Genome Organisation' (HUGO) is an organization involved in the Human Genome Project, a project about mapping the human genome. HUGO was established in 1989 as an international organization, primarily to foster collaboration between genome scientists around the world. The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) is one of HUGO's committees and aims to assign a unique gene name and symbol to each human gene.

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See also

★ Celera Genomics

★ Victor A. McKusick

★ Ira Carmen

★ List of genetics research organizations

External links

★ HUGO homepage