1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168116

Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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The technique of linking biological information to genome sequences is termed genome annotation. Gene annotation is the method of identifying gene locations and coding sections. It helps us understand what these genes are doing in the body through establ…

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What is the most challenging issue facing genome sequencing?

a. the inability to develop fast and accurate sequencing techniques

b. the ethics of using information from genomes at the individual level

c. the availability and stability of DNA

d. all of the above

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