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What acronym names the public consortium that sequenced the human genome?
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IHGSC
What biological target was the Human Genome Project designed to map and sequence?
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human genome
Which molecule's base pairs did the Human Genome Project set out to determine?
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DNA
Who advised Jim Kent on the first rough human-genome assembly?
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David Haussler
Who primarily led the first rough human-genome assembly at UC Santa Cruz?
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Jim Kent
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Who advised Jim Kent on the first rough human-genome assembly?
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David Haussler
What U.S. institute did Francis Collins direct when he became HGP head in 1993?
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National Center for Human Genome Research
About how long were HGP DNA pieces before insertion into BACs?
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150,000 base pairs
Which difficult genome regions include centromeres and telomeres?
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heterochromatic regions
Which genome regions were the original HGP plans mainly designed to sequence?
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euchromatic regions