A Biologist Used Microarrays to Examine How Gene Expression in a Fish

question 65

Multiple Choice

A biologist used microarrays to examine how gene expression in a fish changes with temperature.Refer to the table showing the expression levels of four (of several thousand) genes at varying temperatures.Values for expression have been normalized such that the expression at 15°C for any particular gene is always 100. Which two genes show the most opposite patterns of expression as temperature changes?

• A) Genes 145 and 789
• B) Genes 145 and 1246
• C) Genes 789 and 1053
• D) Genes 789 and 1246
• E) Genes 1053 and 1246

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