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Human genome project?

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The Human Genome Project was the effort to identify the 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA. Once they had been identified they sequenced the 3 billion chemical base pairs that are present in human DNA, and stored this information in databases. This was a 13-year project that was completed in 2003. The Human Genome Project allowed scientists to better pinpoint genetic diseases and will help to find cures for these disorders.

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