Question

Human genome project was initiated by

• A. Francis Collins and Roderick
• B. Watson and Crick
• C. Beadle and Tatum
• D. Paul Berg and Wollman

Answer 1

The correct option is A Francis Collins and Roderick

• The human genome project was initiated by Francis Collins and Roderick.
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with other international partners started it in 1990.
• The human genome project aims at determining the sequence of nucleotides that makes the whole human DNA.

So, the correct answer is 'Francis Collins and Roderick'