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What is the "Human Genome Project?" Well according to National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy it is a federally funded U.S. scientific project to identify both the genes and the entire sequence of DNA base pairs that make up the human genome. For those of you that do not know what human genome is it is all the genes and traits that make us up. The past, present, and future are very bright on this project.
It all began in 1990, the main study's goal is to understand the basis of genetic diseases and to gain insight into human evolution. The original plan was designed to be at least a fifth teen year project, but science has revolved also so the mapping of the genes is going to be finished this year. Animals, genetic disorders and the hope in the future for this project are all very important.
Although they have discovered a lot about animals and plants to help understand our genetic makeup, mice have benefited us the most in this project. In fact, all mammals hav...

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