The Human Genome Project: Writing the book of life 232 · 7
EXERCISEReading for details For each of the following sentences, choose the correct answer
to ill in the blank.- The Human Genome Project was completed in.
a. September 1999
b. February 2001
c. April 2003 - The discovery of recombinant DNA allowed researchers to.
a. split, splice, and copy DNA
b. duplicate DNA faster and cheaper
c. store larger amounts of DNA - The Human Genome Project’s greatest application lies in the ield of.
a. medicine
b. anthropology
c. environmental science - The structure of the DNA molecule was discovered by.
a. Gregor Mendel
b. Charles Darwin
c. James Watson and Francis Crick - The irst living organism to be genetically mapped was.
a. bacteria
b. the fruit ly
c. the garden pea - The percentage of the human genome that had been mapped when the HGP announced
its completion was.
a. 90%
b. 99.99%
c. 100%
Indicate which of the following statements are true (T ) and which are false (F).
- The Human Genome Project was more ambitious than the Manhattan Project
to build the atom bomb. - All information from the Human Genome Project is available to the public.
- Only American scientists and researchers worked on the Human Genome Project.
- Through the Human Genome Project, scientists now know everything about human
genes and how they interact with each other and the environment. - In the United States, it is illegal for companies and organizations to use genetic
information to discriminate against people. - There are no negative issues or concerns associated with the Human Genome
Project.