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Explanation:

Locate the relevant claim in the text

The second paragraph of the text states: "Before the project, the scientific world had assumed that there were 100,000 genes in the human body... However, there are in fact only 34,000 genes."

Evaluate the answer choices against the text

• (A) contradicts the text, which provides a specific count.
• (B) reverses the numbers mentioned in the text.
• (C) states there are 140,000 genes, which is incorrect.
• (D) accurately matches the text: the scientific world assumed 100,000 genes, but the project found only 34,000.

Answer:

• (A) The project found that humans have so many genes that it is impossible to count them all.
• (B) The scientific world had assumed there were 34,000 genes, but the project found 100,000.
• (C) The project found that humans have 140,000 genes.
• (D) The scientific world had assumed there were 100,000 genes, but the project found only 34,000. (Correct answer)