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GCSE Combined Science · key term
An international research project, carried out from 1990 to 2003, that produced the first essentially complete reference sequence of the human genome.
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Revise: Human Genome Project and VariationThe Human Genome Project was an international collaboration carried out from 1990 to 2003. Its central achievement was the first essentially complete reference sequence of the human genome, providing a resource for locating and studying human genes. Think of it as producing a reference text against which other people’s DNA could be compared.
Distinguish an outcome of the Human Genome Project, such as a reference DNA sequence, from an application, such as testing for disease-associated alleles.
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