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Definition of Human Genome Project

1. Noun. An international study of the entire human genetic material.

Definition of Human Genome Project

1. Proper noun. (genetics) an organized international scientific endeavour to determine the complete structure of human genetic material (DNA), identify all the genes, and to understand their function ¹

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Medical Definition of Human Genome Project

1. A worldwide project to determine the DNA sequence of all the DNA in humans, funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the European Commission (EC), and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The project will be completed in stages, beginning with a genetic map of man and a sequencing of all human cDNA. As part of the Human Genome Project, the genomes of several other plant and animal models are being studied. (14 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Human Genome Project

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Genetic Information and Health Care: Hearing Before the Committee on Labor edited by James M. Jeffords (2001)
"A major goal of the international Human Genome Project is to spell out, ... Since the start of the Human Genome Project, scientists have been experimenting ..."

2. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"In its totality the human genome project will cost billions of dollars as did ... The human genome project is a scientific task and is being done for the ..."

3. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"Cook-Deegan's perspective on the history of the Human Genome Project can be ... nC DeLisi, "The Human Genome Project," American Scientist 76:488-493,1988. ..."

4. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual by Stephen A. Merrill, Anne-Marie Mazza (2006)
"THE Human Genome Project In an effort to marshal these rapid advances, ... In fiscal year 1988, Congress formally launched the Human Genome Project (HGP) by ..."

5. Genetics Testing in the New Millennium: Advances, Standards and Implications edited by Constance A. Morella (2001)
"Now just past the halfway point, the Human Genome Project is living up to ... The Human Genome Project The Human Genome Project (HOP) began in October of ..."

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