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Detailed explanation-1: -The Human Genome Project is an ambitious research effort aimed at deciphering the chemical makeup of the entire human genetic code (i.e., the genome). The primary work of the project is to develop three research tools that will allow scientists to identify genes involved in both rare and common diseases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gene therapy is a technique that uses a gene(s) to treat, prevent or cure a disease or medical disorder. Often, gene therapy works by adding new copies of a gene that is broken, or by replacing a defective or missing gene in a patient’s cells with a healthy version of that gene.

Detailed explanation-3: -Clinical trials of gene therapy in people have shown some success in treating certain diseases, such as: Severe combined immune deficiency. Hemophilia. Blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa.