What Is One Goal of the Human Microbiome Project

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is one goal of the Human Microbiome Project?

• A) To sequence the DNA of all microorganisms
• B) To study the prevalence of disease
• C) To study microorganisms in an arti?cial habitat
• D) To provide comprehensive characterization of microbiota relating to human health and disease
• E) To elucidate genetically linked diseases

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Definitions:

Linear Model

A statistical approach for modeling the relationship between a scalar dependent variable and one or more independent variables by fitting a linear equation.

Scatterplot

A graphical representation using dots to show the relationship between two variables, each dot representing an observation.

Estimate

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