Which of the Following Statements Best Summarizes the Competition That

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes the competition that occurred between publicly funded and commercially funded scientists during the Human Genome Project?

• A) The two different methods they used resulted in entirely different drafts of the human genome.
• B) The existence of competing groups working on the same project pushed them both to finish more quickly than they might have otherwise.
• C) The publication of their results has prevented other scientists from working on the human genome.
• D) The existence of two groups led to the identification of every gene's product as well as its sequence.

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