A Scientist Is Studying a Normal Tissue Sample and a Cancerous

question 27

Multiple Choice

A scientist is studying a normal tissue sample and a cancerous tissue sample. What method might she use to determine whether the transcription of gene X is upregulated in the cancerous tissue sample?

• A) Carrying out a Southern blot using the cancerous tissue sample only
• B) Carrying out a Southern blot using both samples
• C) Carrying out a Northern blot using the cancerous tissue sample only
• D) Carrying out a Northern blot using both samples
• E) Carrying out a Western blot using the cancerous tissue sample only

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value, indicating how spread out the data is.

Performance Differences

Performance differences refer to the disparities in outcomes or achievements between individuals or groups under study.

Between Groups

Refers to comparisons made across different groups or categories in an experiment or study.

Analysis of Variance

A statistical technique used to determine if there are any statistically significant differences between the means of three or more independent (unrelated) groups.