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Considering the cost of sequencing 1 bp to be US $3 \$, 4$ the approximate cost of HGP (Human Genome Project) would come out to be(a) 3 billion(b) 9 million(c) 9 billion(d) 3 million
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Step 1: The Human Genome Project (HGP) aimed to sequence the entire human genome, which is approximately 3 billion base pairs long. Show more…
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