Launched in 2009 by the National Institutes of Health, the Human

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Multiple Choice

Launched in 2009 by the National Institutes of Health, the Human Connectome project aims to:

• A)sequence the human genome.
• B)determine how each human is genetically related.
• C)connect human research to animal research.
• D)form a three-dimensional map of the brain's information highways.

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Definitions:

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb from conception to birth.

Longest Period

The most extended duration or time that something exists or continues in effect.

Age Of Viability

The age (about 22 weeks after conception) at which a fetus might survive outside the mother’s uterus if specialized medical care is available.

Weeks

units of time each comprising seven days, commonly used to measure and organize time in a cultural or operational context.