the Human Genome Project
/ðə ˌhjuːmən ˈdʒiːnəʊm prɒdʒekt/
/ðə ˌhjuːmən ˈdʒiːnəʊm prɑːdʒekt/
- a project which was started in 1988 to describe the complete set of genes in humans. Several countries, including Britain and the USA took part in it and it was completed in 2003, earlier than planned.
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the Human Genome Project