International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium: the public genome draft

What changed

An international collaboration publishes and opens a draft human genome, reporting sequence assembly and initial analysis of genome structure.

Scientific scope

An international collaboration publishes and opens a draft human genome, reporting sequence assembly and initial analysis of genome structure. Scope limitation: This is the 2001 draft and initial analysis, with gaps and unresolved ambiguities. It is neither a gap-free genome nor a complete representation of diversity across populations. Many centers contributed; individual authors are not yet fully entered here.

Evidence

Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. This is the 2001 draft and initial analysis, with gaps and unresolved ambiguities. It is neither a gap-free genome nor a complete representation of diversity across populations. Many centers contributed; individual authors are not yet fully entered here.

Contributors

• International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium, Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome, Nature 409, 860–921 (2001), NHGRI-hosted original

Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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