Scientists map out first Asian genome

SHENZHEN: Scientists have successfully completed the first sequence map of the diploid genome of an Asian individual.

The sequence was worked out by a group of scientists in Shenzhen and is now on display at the Ninth Annual China Hi-Tech Fair in the city.

The results, based on a Chinese, represent only the third human genome to have been sequenced in the world. The sequence map was created using advanced sequencing technology.