Human Genome Project

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When was the Human Genome Project officially declared complete?

  • January 1, 2022
  • June 30, 2003
  • April 14, 2003 (correct)
  • May 15, 2021

Where did most of the government-sponsored sequencing for the Human Genome Project take place?

  • Australia and Canada
  • South Korea and Russia
  • Germany and Japan
  • United States and United Kingdom (correct)

What was the goal of the Human Genome Project?

  • Determining the base pairs that make up human DNA
  • Identifying all the genes of the human genome
  • Mapping and sequencing all of the genes of the human genome
  • All of the above (correct)

How much of the genome was included when the project was declared complete on April 14, 2003?

<p>About 92% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization conducted a parallel project outside the government for the Human Genome Project?

<p>Celera Corporation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Human Genome Project?

<p>To identify and map all the genes of the human genome (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Human Genome Project officially launch?

<p>1990 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did most of the government-sponsored sequencing for the Human Genome Project take place?

<p>United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the project declared complete, including about 92% of the genome?

<p>2003 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who provided funding for the Human Genome Project?

<p>United States government through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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