Constructing a "Diseasome" Is a Way to Connect Diseases That

question 9

Multiple Choice

Constructing a "diseasome" is a way to connect diseases that share certain gene expression patterns.A goal of this approach is to

• A) cure cancer.
• B) identify new drug targets.
• C) cure all diseases that involve the same set of genes.
• D) discover how our long-ago ancestors were related.
• E) determine which populations have which diseases.

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Definitions:

Research Process

A systematic series of actions or steps undertaken to obtain new knowledge or to verify existing knowledge, typically involving hypothesis formulation, data collection, and analysis.

Research Findings

Research findings refer to the outcomes or conclusions drawn from scientific studies based on data collection and analysis.

Linear Association

A relationship between two variables that can be represented with a straight line on a graph.

Correlation Coefficient

A number between –1 and +1 that reflects the degree to which one variable, traditionally called y, is a linear function of another, traditionally called x. A negative correlation means that as x goes up, y goes down; a positive correlation means that as x goes up, so does y; a zero correlation means that x and y are unrelated.