Genome review

GENOME REVIEW

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Multiple Choice

Whole-genome sequencing can be used for advances in:

• 1. the medical field

• 1. agriculture

• 1. biofuels

• 1. all here included

Multiple Choice

Sequencing an individual person’s genome

• 1. is currently possible

• 1. could lead to legal issues regarding discrimination and privacy

• 1. could help make informed choices about medical treatment

• 1. all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the most challenging issue facing genome sequencing?

• 1. the inability to develop fast and accurate sequencing techniques

• 1. the ethics of using information from genomes at the individual level

• 1. the availability and stability of DNA

• 1. all here included

Multiple Choice

A protein signature is:

• 1. the path followed by a protein after it is synthesized in the nucleus

• 1. the path followed by a protein in the cytoplasm

• 1. a protein expressed on the cell surface

• 1. a unique set of proteins present in a diseased state

Multiple Choice

What is a biomarker?

• 1. the color coding of different genes

• 1. a protein that is uniquely produced in a diseased state

• 1. a molecule in the genome or proteome

• 1. a marker that is genetically inherited