Since 1956, the anatomy of the human genome has been described on the basis of
chromosome studies, gene mapping, and DNA sequencing. The gross anatomy of Andreas
Vesalius, published in 1543, played a leading role in the development of modern medicine.
The objective of this article is to show that knowledge of genomic anatomy is having a
comparably strong and pervasive influence on all of medicine. The research revealing
human genome anatomy is reviewed. The insight provided by genome anatomy has brought …