What Is the Goal of Functional Genomics

question 35

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of functional genomics?

• A) to determine all of the human genome sequence
• B) to determine the genome sequence of other organisms useful to humans
• C) to determine the purpose of our genes and how they form a human being
• D) to determine how all the proteins within the cell interact
• E) to carry out gene therapy for human diseases

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