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HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

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In October of 1990, the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science and the US National Institute of Health began the process of mapping the human genome. This process was referred to as The Human Genome Project and was intended to identify the 20, 000-25, 000 genes of the human genome. A working draft of the genome was announced in 2000 and a complete one in 2003. Which of the following describes the main benefit of completing The Human Genome Project?
A
Cloning humans
B
Designing new human genes
C
Patenting specific human genes
D
Identifying genetically-based diseases
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite the controversy, the HGP was initiated in 1990 under the leadership of American geneticist Francis Collins, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Human Genome Project officialy began in 1990.

Detailed explanation-3: -The shotgun phase of the Human Genome Project itself consisted of three steps: Obtaining a DNA clone to sequence. Sequencing the DNA clone. Assembling sequence data from multiple clones to determine overlap and establish a contiguous sequence.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sequence of the human genome generated by the Human Genome Project was not from a single person. Rather, it reflects a patchwork from multiple people whose identities were intentionally made anonymous to protect their privacy.

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