Which Case Best Fits the Description of Functional Genomics

question 198

Multiple Choice

Which case best fits the description of functional genomics?

• A) Collecting sequence data of bacteria from various soil samples to examine how the presence of nematodes affects bacterial diversity
• B) Collecting sequence data of the microbiome from the stools of people with irritable bowel syndrome and healthy controls
• C) Examining the sequences of bacteria that live inside aphids compared with free-living bacteria
• D) Examining the genomes of domesticated animals compared with their nondomesticated relatives to look for genomic signatures of domestication
• E) Examining which sequences in genomes are involved in regulation of transcriptional activity

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrasting the null hypothesis.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated counts in each category of a contingency table assuming no association between the variables.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect.

Qualitative Variables

Variables that express attributes or categories, such as gender, nationality, or brand preference, and cannot be quantitatively measured.