A Biologist Sequencing the DNA of Various Species of Pathogenic

question 41

Multiple Choice

A biologist sequencing the DNA of various species of pathogenic bacteria with the goal of determining their evolutionary relationships is practicing _______ genomics.

• A) functional
• B) operational
• C) meta-
• D) comparative
• E) eukaryotic

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Definitions:

Truth Table

A mathematical table used in logic to determine the validity of various logical expressions by listing all possible outcomes.

Argument

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one, or a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Valid

Describes an argument or inference such that the truth of the premises entails or implies that conclusion must be true; in other words, it is impossible for the conclusion to be false if all of the premises are true.

Truth Table

A mathematical table used in logic, specifically in Boolean algebra, to compute the truth values of logical expressions based on their operators.