In 1972, Walter Fiers and his team at the University of Ghent were the first to determine the sequence of a gene: the gene for Bacteriophage MS2 coat protein. The subsequent development of chain-termination DNA sequencing in 1977 by Frederick Sanger improved the efficiency of sequencing and turned it into a routine laboratory tool. An automated version of the Sanger method was used in early phases of the Human Genome Project. COUNT 5
QSN1 When was the first sequence of a gene determined? ANS1 In 1972 QSN2 What was the first gene to be sequenced? ANS2 the gene for Bacteriophage MS2 coat protein QSN3 Who developed chain termination DNA sequencing in 1977? ANS3 Frederick Sanger QSN4 What did the devlopment of the chain termination DNA sequencing method do for the sequencing process? ANS4 improved the efficiency of sequencing and turned it into a routine laboratory tool. QSN5 What project used an automated version of the Sanger method in its early stages? ANS5 the Human Genome Project