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Genetics

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Set 18 Genomics And Proteomics

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Question 1

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Compared with prokaryotic chromosomes, eukaryotic chromosomes are _.

A) large, linear, less densely packed with protein -coding genes, mainly organized in single -gene units with introns
B) large, mainly organized in single -gene transcription units without introns
C) small, mainly organized in -single gene transcription units with introns
D) large, mainly organized in polygenic transcription units without introns
E) small, mainly organized in polygenic transcription units without introns

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Question 2

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Proteomics is the _.

A) changing of the terminal sequences of proteins to alter their function
B) harvesting of proteins from a cell to determine their economic value
C) manipulation of amino acid sequences in proteins to alter their function
D) rational design of drugs based on protein structure
E) process of defining the complete set of proteins encoded by a genome

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Question 3

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The Human Genome Project, which got underway in 1990, is an international effort to ________.

A) clone deleterious genes from humans and study their mode of action
B) clone beneficial genes from humans for eventual use in gene therapy
C) collect samples of cells from all parts of the world in order to preserve human genetic diversity
D) construct a physical map of the billions of base pairs in the human genome
E) determine how many different human populations share in a common gene pool

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