A biotechnology company,deCODE,is in the process of creating a database that contains ________.
A)the gene sequences of all newborns in the United States beginning in 2006
B)a compilation of all the known genes in humans throughout the free world
C)health,genealogical,and genetic information of approximately 270,000 residents of Iceland
D)a complete sequence of the human genome
E)all the information available on the human genome project

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The question states that deCODE is in the process of creating a database. The only answer choice that describes an actual database created by deCODE is C, which contains health, genealogical, and genetic information of approximately 270,000 residents of Iceland. The other answer choices describe either a theoretical database (A and B) or existing public databases (D and E).

A Biotechnology Company,deCODE,is in the Process of Creating a Database