Which of the Following Most Correctly Describes a Shotgun Technique

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most correctly describes a shotgun technique for sequencing a genome?

• A)genetic mapping followed immediately by sequencing
• B)physical mapping followed immediately by sequencing
• C)cloning large genome fragments into very large vectors, followed by sequencing
• D)cloning several sizes of fragments into various size vectors, sequencing the clone and then ordering them
• E)cloning the whole genome directly, from one end to the other

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Definitions:

Incoming Information

Data or facts received or perceived, often requiring processing or analysis.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental mechanism of the nervous system.

Remembered Event

An event from the past that is recalled from memory, which can be subject to biases and alterations over time.

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.