Which of the Following Describes an Advantage of Establishing and Using

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes an advantage of establishing and using a human reference genome in a bioinformatics investigation?

• A) It represents the entire genome of one individual who acts as a standard for comparison.
• B) It is continuously revised as new data are collected and represents current consensus.
• C) Filling in remaining gaps would be more work than it is worth, so the reference has been set.
• D) "Next generation" sequencing efforts can use it to see if their output is correct.

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Definitions:

Distal

A term used to describe a location farther from the point of origin or attachment, often used in anatomy to describe the position of body parts.

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an optimal level of whatever is being regulated.

Effector

An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus, often referring to muscles or glands responding to neural signals.

Stimulus

A stimulus is any external or internal change that influences the activity of an organism or any of its parts, leading to a physiological response.