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

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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

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Gymnosome pteropods are primarily

a. herbivores. b. carnivores. c. detritovores. d. omnivores. e. filter feeders.

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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

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