Many people overestimate the degree to which the human genome project will immediately contribute to the understanding of human development because they fail to appreciate that

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While the human genome project has provided vast amounts of information about the location and sequence of genes, it is still necessary to identify the timing of the expression of each gene throughout the lifespan (answer B) and determine how genes interact and are affected by experience (answer C). The first stage of the human genome project may have been completed, but the project as a whole is ongoing and will continue for decades (answer A). Therefore, both answer B and C are necessary for a complete understanding of human development, making answer E the best choice.

Many People Overestimate the Degree to Which the Human Genome