Upon the completion of the Human Genome Project,several surprise findings were made,including all the following EXCEPT that:
A) humans have far fewer genes than had previously been thought.
B) humans are extremely genetically different from each other.
C) almost all genes are present in every human being.
D) the genetic codes for humans and chimpanzees are 98 percent the same.

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The completion of the Human Genome Project revealed that humans are actually genetically very similar to each other, with over 99.9% of DNA sequences being identical between any two individuals. This finding contradicts option B, which states that humans are extremely genetically different from one another.

Upon the Completion of the Human Genome Project,several Surprise Findings