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What is the objective of the Human Genome Project? 

 To identify and map out all of the genes of the human genome. 

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How much money has the Human Genome Project made?
$800 billion 
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What is one historical event that the human genome project results could help in studying?
The atom bomb dropped on Japan in 1945
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What country started the Human Genome Project?

The United States
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What did the Human Genome Project improve in the field of forensic science?
Genetic fingerprinting 
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What were the two phases of the human genome project called?
The shotgun phase and the finishing phase
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How long was the Human Genome Project?

It spanned over a duration of 13 years!

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What information can be found from someone's genome?
health information and family information
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What kind of microscope was used to view the colours on the chromosomes?
A fluorescent microscope
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Alfred Sturtevant created what organism's gene map in 1911?

Fruit fly (Drosophila)

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How has the Human Genome Project improve medication?
Scientists can modify drugs to be compatible with a patient 
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What is gel electrophorosis?
A technique used to separate chromosomes based on length by running a current through them
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Who are the 2 that discovered the Double Helical structure of the DNA?

James Watson and Francis Crick

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What is a genetically modified embryo also known as?
A designer baby
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What disease could the results of the human genome help in studying?
Hereditary cancer