In a Typical Application,a DNA Microarray Is Used to Compare

question 47

Multiple Choice

In a typical application,a DNA microarray is used to compare the ____________________.

• A) expression of genes in two different tissues
• B) alleles of each chromosome
• C) length of DNA fragments in yeast vectors
• D) changes in gene sequences within an allele through generations of a single family
• E) protein products produced when using different DNA sequencing techniques

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Definitions:

Figure-ground

A visual perception principle that describes how people differentiate an object (figure) from its surrounding area (ground).

Closure

A psychological term referring to the need for an individual to seek a resolution or an understanding to a traumatic or unsettling event or experience.

Brightness Constancy

The human visual system's ability to perceive the brightness of an object as the same under varying lighting conditions.

Ratio

A mathematical term defining the quantitative relationship between two numbers, showing how many times one value contains or is contained by the other.