The human genome project did not discover copy number variants because
A) people did not know they existed.
B) the sequenced and overlapped DNA pieces were unique.
C) the sequenced and overlapped DNA pieces included repeats.
D) there are too many to count, and they overlap among individuals.
E) no restriction enzymes are known that cut at these sequences.

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The human genome project did not discover copy number variants because the sequenced and overlapped DNA pieces were unique, meaning they did not include regions of DNA that were repeated at varying copy numbers.

The Human Genome Project Did Not Discover Copy Number Variants