The Human Genome Project,completed in 2003,was Conceived to Accomplish Which

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Multiple Choice

The human genome project,completed in 2003,was conceived to accomplish which of the following goals?

• A) To isolate those genes in the human body that are no longer evolutionarily useful to human beings
• B) To map all of the genes in the human body.
• C) To determine the exact mechanism by which genes come together to construct DNA.
• D) To create a genetically-based cure for cancer based on the genetic mutations that cause tumors.

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