Through the Human Genome Project (HGP), a relatively accuratehuman genome sequence was published from combined samplesfrom multiple individuals. It serves as a reference for a haploidgenome. How do results from personal genome projects (PGP)differ from those of the HGP?

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Through the Human Genome Project (HGP), a relatively accurate
human genome sequence was published from combined samples
from multiple individuals. It serves as a reference for a haploid
genome. How do results from personal genome projects (PGP)
differ from those of the HGP?

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