In Studying Animal Hibernation, Why Might a Metabolomic Approach Be

question 53

Multiple Choice

In studying animal hibernation, why might a metabolomic approach be helpful in studying this phenomenon?

• A) Metabolomics would categorize which macromolecules are involved in hibernation.
• B) Metabolomics would isolate which metabolites cause hibernation.
• C) Hibernation would likely show large shifts in protein responses.
• D) Hibernation is defined by a change in metabolism.

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