LIFE SCIENCE

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). The effort was soon joined by scientists from around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Along with identifying all of the approximately 20, 000–25, 000 genes in the human genome (estimated at between 80, 000 and 140, 000 at the start of the project), the Human Genome Project also sought to address the ethical, legal, and social issues that were created by the onset of the project.