What is the goal of functional genomics?
A. to determine the purpose of our genes and how they form a human being
B. to determine the genome sequence of other organisms useful to humans
C. to carry out gene therapy for human diseases
D. to determine how all the proteins within the cell interact
E. to determine all of the human genome sequence
Answer: A
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action, develop from the
a. hindbrain. b. telencephalon. c. forebrain. d. metencephalon. e. both b and c are correct
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a. producing rapid water flows across the gill surface. b. allowing water and blood to come in direct contact to maximize oxygen exchange. c. having a high concentration gradient of oxygen at the start of the capillaries. d. maintaining a high concentration gradient of oxygen along the entire length of capillaries. e. decreasing the oxygen content of the blood leaving the gill filaments
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