Human Genome Project

initialism: HGP
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10811
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 [Terms] [Paper]
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. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10811 RIS BibTex EndNote
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