What Can Gene Chips Be Used For

question 20

Multiple Choice

What can gene chips be used for?

• A) To examine patterns of protein expression under various environmental conditions
• B) To establish levels of genetic variation
• C) To determine the mass of a gene
• D) To identify the amount of a specific transcription factor in a cell.

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Definitions:

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