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HUMAN GENOME

Question 1 of 7

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The purpose of the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to

Select one of the following:

  • Cure genetic diseases

  • Map the human DNA code

  • Test gene mapping computers

  • Decrease the cost of genetic screening

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Question 2 of 7

2

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

If you found the nucleotide adenine on human genome, what base pair would it bond with .

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Question 3 of 7

2

Which of the following responses represents the nucleotides that the human genome project was identifying?

Select one of the following:

  • AGCT

  • NPOT

  • ARNQ

  • RLPD

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Question 4 of 7

1

Human genomes can be mapped much faster and cheaper today than when the project started.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 7

1

The human genome project revealed that there are about___________ genes in the human body

Select one of the following:

  • 100

  • 250

  • 3000

  • 20,500

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Question 6 of 7

1

When you look at the human genome, which type of book would be most similar to the information found on the genome?

Select one of the following:

  • Comic book

  • The Hunger Games

  • A history book

  • Star Wars

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Question 7 of 7

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The human genome project originally took 15 years to complete. If we repeated the experiment today, which of the following represents how long it would take?

Select one of the following:

  • 10 years to map the genome.

  • 5 years to map the genome

  • 1 year to map the genome

  • 26 hours to map the genome

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