One Reason the fiEld of Proteomics Is Continually Evolving Following

question 20

Multiple Choice

One reason the field of proteomics is continually evolving following the systematic study of an organism's genome is because ______.

• A) it became apparent that while the organism's genome is relatively stable, protein expression in an organism is constantly changing
• B) it became apparent that protein expression is relatively uniform, whereas the genome is constantly changing
• C) once the genome had been sequenced, all protein expression was understood
• D) the expression of proteins is fixed in each organism so sequencing the genome is essential to understanding phenotypes

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity that producers are willing and able to sell at that price.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how sensitive the quantity demanded of a good is to a change in its price.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping.

Supply Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that suppliers are willing to sell at each price level.