After the Genome of a Species Has Been Sequenced

question 42

Multiple Choice

After the genome of a species has been sequenced,

• A) it is said to enter the postgenomic era.
• B) bioinformatics takes over.
• C) annotation is all that can take place.
• D) functional genomics is all that is left for that species.

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