Two Technologies That Sped Progress of the Human Genome Project

question 33

Multiple Choice

Two technologies that sped progress of the human genome project in 1991 were

• A)recombinant DNA technology and PCR.
• B)amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.
• C)the invention of the Internet and personal computers.
• D)expressed sequence tags and microarrays.

Understand how wage rates affect total payrolls and employment in the context of elastic and inelastic labor demand.

Understand the profit-maximizing conditions for employing resources in competitive markets.

Recognize the importance of the marginal productivity of resources in determining resource allocation and production costs.

Understand the relationship between economic profit and cost-minimization/profit-maximization in resource allocation.

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Intentional Tort

A wrongful act done on purpose that causes harm to someone else, for which the law allows a civil lawsuit.

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A legal system based on court precedents and customs rather than statutory laws.

Act was Intentional

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Passing-Off

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