Title: Human Genome Project
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Human Genome Project
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10811
Status: current

Definition
International research project that started in 1990 with the goal of determining the base-pair sequence of the human genome. The project was declared complete in 2003.

Note
HGP also involved studying the genome of a number of organisms other than humans, including insects, fish, plants, and other mammals.

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 765 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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Citation: Citation: 'Human Genome Project' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10811
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