The Human Genome Project Did Not Discover Copy Number Variants

question 35

Multiple Choice

The human genome project did not discover copy number variants because

• A)people did not know they existed.
• B)the sequenced and overlapped DNA pieces were unique.
• C)there are too many to count,and they overlap among individuals.
• D)no restriction enzymes are known that cut at these sequences.

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