After Genomics, Scientists Turned to Proteomics Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

After genomics, scientists turned to proteomics because:

• A)even though DNA sequences are important, they do not tell the whole story of the organism.
• B)they figured out everything there was to know about DNA.
• C)proteins were deemed more important than DNA.
• D)proteins are easier to study.
• E)there are less proteins than there are genes, and they are thus easier to study.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the sample data, within which the true population parameter is expected to lie, with a given level of confidence.

Standard Error

The statistical term that measures the accuracy with which a sample represents a population.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them up and dividing by the count of numbers.

Confidence Interval

A spread of values, emerging from the statistical study of a sample, which has a likelihood of including the value of a non-disclosed population parameter.