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Goals and Significance of the HGP is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Human Genome Project aimed to identify all human genes, determine DNA sequences, and address ethical issues. It was a 13-year public project led by the DOE and NIH starting in 1990. Key goals were to map all genes, sequence the 3 billion DNA base pairs, and develop analysis tools. Two DNA sequencing methods were used - chromosome walking to systematically sequence overlapping DNA segments, and shotgun sequencing which randomly fragments DNA for sequencing and computer reassembly. The project was complet

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