what is the human genome project and why is it significant?
Submit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. The significance of the Human Genome project is to find out all of the genes in the Human DNA. Once scientist have found that out now they are using their new information to find out which genes cause which cancers and diseases and also for gene therapy. patricia Â· 9 years ago. Thumbs up.
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a project for a complete sequencing of the genome. United States led the project. A group of 32 scientists of 14 countries, mainly US, United Kingdom, France and Japan, founded the Human Genome Organization (HUGO), a coordinating organization of the HGP.