Discuss the relative roles of descriptive and hypothesis-driven science in genomics
What will be an ideal response?
Although sequencing genomes is a descriptive task, the data so obtained provide the raw material for framing an extensive array of hypotheses about gene and genome function, integration, and evolution. This is a good example of how descriptive knowledge is a necessary first step in understanding biological systems.
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the intestinal wall of hosts, and a series of reproductive units called proglottids.
a. Trematoda b. Turbellaria c. Polychaeta d. Cestoda e. Hirudinea
Gymnosome pteropods are primarily
a. herbivores. b. carnivores. c. detritovores. d. omnivores. e. filter feeders.
These land plants are the only ones to make true flowers and fruits
a. bryophytes b. seedless vascular plants c. gymnosperms d. angiosperms e. gymnosperms and angiosperms
Which genes were incorporated into the genome of Golden Rice? (check all that apply)
A. Daffodil lycopene beta-cyclase gene B. Bacterial beta-galactosidase C. Daffodil phytoene synthase gene D. Bacterial carotene desaturase gene