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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