Human genome project~

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  • The human genome project focused on working out the order or sequence of all the three billion base pairs in the human genome.
  • There are 25,000 genes in human DNA.
  • It took 13 years to complete this project.
  • Other animals that were studied in this project were mice and fruit flies.
  • The human genome project could help scientists and doctors to treat diseases for example, heart attacks, immune disorders, birth defects and nervous disease.