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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An international scientific research project that was conducted between 1990 and 2003 to determine the base-pair sequences in human DNA and to store this information in computer databases for the subsequent identification and analysis of genes and other features of the genome.
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- proper noun genetics an
organized international scientific endeavour todetermine thecomplete structure of humangenetic material (DNA ),identify all thegenes , and tounderstand theirfunction
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an international study of the entire human genetic material
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Examples
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And that big multibillion-dollar hullabaloo called the Human Genome Project?
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The Human Genome Project has been the classic leading edge customer, making technology that fifteen years ago was science fiction affordable to ordinary researchers.
Followup to "dragons and microbes" post - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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That year the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health initiated a joint research effort called the Human Genome Project.
I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002
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That year the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health initiated a joint research effort called the Human Genome Project.
I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002
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That year the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health initiated a joint research effort called the Human Genome Project.
I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002
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That year the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health initiated a joint research effort called the Human Genome Project.
I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002
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The Human Genome Project is a decidedly international effort, with contributions from the United States, the United Kingdom, France,
Press Briefing On The Human Genome Project ITY National Archives 2000
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Just last week, the NIH announced a milestone in the Human Genome Project, which is identifying the location and function of nearly every human gene.
President Remarks On Cancer Initiatives Announcement ITY National Archives 1996
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Some predict success in the global effort, called the Human Genome Project, within fifteen years or so.
Out of Control Zbigniew Brzezinski 1993
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For me as a physician, the great appeal of the Human Genome Project was the opportunity it offered to seek answers to some of medicine's biggest puzzles.
Scientific American 2010
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