The Human Genome Project, funded by the U.S. government, was started in 1990. What was the purpose of this project?
A. To pinpoint certain inherited diseases, such as sickle cell anemia
B. To determine which genes are inherited from which parent
C. To further the development of creating human clones
D. To locate and map the location of all 46 genes
E. To develop genetic engineering
D. To locate and map the location of all 46 genes
The Human Genome Project was a scientific project funded by the U.S. government, begun in 1990 and successfully completed in 2000, for the purpose of mapping all of a human's genes.
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