A DNA Microarray Is a Tool That Owes Its Existence

question 31

Multiple Choice

A DNA microarray is a tool that owes its existence to earlier genomics investigations.What essential contribution of genomics makes microarrays possible?

• A)recently improved RNA sequencing technologies
• B)continuously improving methods of gene cloning
• C)more efficient techniques for cDNA synthesis
• D)knowledge of which DNA sequences to synthesize for the array
• E)The concept that hybridization between single-stranded nucleic acids can be used as a means of identifying any DNA sequence.

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Definitions:

Premeditation

The act of planning or plotting in advance, especially with intent to commit a specific action or crime.

Criminal Homicide

The act of unlawfully killing another human being without justification, which can be categorized as murder, manslaughter, or other legal classifications.

Involuntary Manslaughter

In criminal law, the unlawful killing of another human being caused by negligence.

Voluntary Manslaughter

The intentional killing of another person without premeditation, but under circumstances that can mildly mitigate, but not justify, the act.