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Why did we need to update the human genome reference sequence? When it was created during the Human Genome Project, around 70% of it came from only one person with blended ancestry, which includes African, European, Admixed American, East Asian and South Asian ancestry.

Why did we need to update the human genome reference sequence? When it was created during the Human Genome Project, around 70% of it came from only one person with blended ancestry, which includes African, European, Admixed American, East Asian and South Asian ancestry.