Researchers at the University of British Columbia Are Working on a Way

question 37

Multiple Choice

Researchers at the University of British Columbia are working on a way to analyze gene expression within a single cell as it differentiates. This is significant because

• A)cDNA libraries could be made.
• B)tissue identification would be easier.
• C)RNA is needed to understand expression and probing a cell as it undergoes differentiation is impossible at this point.
• D)DNA within a single cell is difficult to extract.
• E)generation of totipotent adult stem cells would be possible.

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