During a microarray analysis, cDNAs made from normal cells are stained with a green fluor and cDNAs from
abnormal cells are stained with a red fluor. Which of the following statements is true about the results of this experiment?
a. Red spots indicate genes that are under expressed in abnormal cells.
b. Red spots indicate genes that are not expressed in abnormal cells.
c. Red spots indicate genes that are overexpressed in abnormal cells.
d. Red spots indicate genes that are overexpressed in normal cells.
e. Red spots indicate pseudogenes.
ANSWER: c
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