The ENCODE Project Is Examining

question 8

Multiple Choice

The ENCODE project is examining

• A)the chicken genome,to learn more about dinosaurs,whose DNA was not preserved.
• B)the part of the human genome sequence that does not encode protein.
• C)the genes that account for our anatomy and physiology.
• D)a representative 1 percent of the human genome.

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Definitions:

Manual Labor

Work that requires physical activity and is often of a skilled or unskilled nature, as opposed to intellectual or desk-based work.

First Painter

An honorary title given to the leading painter of a court or country, often responsible for influencing artistic trends and styles.

French Revolution

A pivotal period of radical social and political upheaval in France (1789-1799) that led to the downfall of the monarchy and rise of republicanism.

Veteran in a New Field

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