Which of the following experimental questions is least suited to testing through microarray analysis? A. are there groups of genes that behave as though they may be under the control of a common regulator? B. Which human genes are abnormally expressed in lung tumors? C. How does the number of genes in the human genome compare to the number of genes in the chimpanzee genome?

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18 May, 09:39

Which of the following experimental questions is least suited to testing through microarray analysis? A. are there groups of genes that behave as though they may be under the control of a common regulator? B. Which human genes are abnormally expressed in lung tumors? C. How does the number of genes in the human genome compare to the number of genes in the chimpanzee genome?

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Ezra Mcdowell · Answer 1

The answers are below:

Explanation:

A. DNA microarray analysis allows simultaneous quantification of expression levels of a large number of genes.

B. DNA microarray is not suited to address this question.

C. DNA microarray address questions related to gene expression, not numbers of genes.