The original impetus to sequence the human genome was to investigate

A) how the four nitrogenous bases encode information.

B) how people vary.

C) how cancer arises.

D) the effects of exposure to low-level radiation on the genetics of populations.


D) the effects of exposure to low-level radiation on the genetics of populations.

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