What is the difference between the genome and transcriptome of an organism and which would you expect to be cell type-specific?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The genome is the complete set of genes of an organism, whereas the transcriptome is the complete set of genes expressed in a given cell type at a specific developmental time. The cells of the same organism share a common genome but have different transcriptomes.
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Organisms develop a normal morphology because cells can receive and interpret
A. extracellular positional information B. intracellular positional information C. signals from other developing organisms D. extracellular and intracellular positional information E. extracellular positional information, intracellular positional information, and signals from other developing organisms
In a frog in which the diploid number of chromosomes per cell is 24, what is the total number of
chromatids present per cell in Prophase II after the first division and cytokinesis?
a. 0 b. 6 c. 12 d. 24 e. 48
Marine iguanas feed mostly on:
a. mussels. b. epibenthic invertebrates. c. small fish. d. algae. e. infaunal invertebrates.
When cells withdraw from the continuous cell cycle and enter a "quiescent" phase, which stage are they said to be in?
What will be an ideal response?