ENCODE

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Also Known As	Encyclopedia of DNA Elements
Date	2003 - present
Location	United States

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National Human Genome Research Institute medical research genetics Human Genome Project human genome gene

Illustrated strands of DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid, biology.

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