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What are microRNAs (miRNAs)?
What are microRNAs (miRNAs)?
- Transcripts that are unknown to scientists
- Noise in high-density microarrays
- Protein-coding genes in the genome
- Small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression (correct)
How can microarrays be used to measure the expression of microRNAs?
How can microarrays be used to measure the expression of microRNAs?
- By using probes specific to microRNAs (correct)
- By studying protein-coding genes only
- By increasing the density of microarray chips
- By focusing on unknown transcripts
What are tiling arrays designed for?
What are tiling arrays designed for?
- Identifying unknown miRNAs
- Measuring the abundance of all transcribed parts of the genome (correct)
- Detecting noise in high-density microarrays
- Studying protein-coding genes
What have scientists found using tiling arrays?
What have scientists found using tiling arrays?
What is proteomics the study of?
What is proteomics the study of?
What is the major difference between cDNA microarrays and oligonucleotide microarrays?
What is the major difference between cDNA microarrays and oligonucleotide microarrays?
How has the term 'transcriptome' changed over time?
How has the term 'transcriptome' changed over time?
Which type of microarray is also known as cDNA microarray?
Which type of microarray is also known as cDNA microarray?
What is the main function of DNA microarrays in the field of functional genomics?
What is the main function of DNA microarrays in the field of functional genomics?
In what type of cell can DNA microarrays be used to identify altered gene expression, such as in cancer cells?
In what type of cell can DNA microarrays be used to identify altered gene expression, such as in cancer cells?
What aspect of gene expression can DNA microarrays help researchers analyze?
What aspect of gene expression can DNA microarrays help researchers analyze?
Which technique can DNA microarrays complement in the study of functional genomics?
Which technique can DNA microarrays complement in the study of functional genomics?
What is the typical application of mass spectrometry mentioned in the text?
What is the typical application of mass spectrometry mentioned in the text?
In mass spectrometry, what does aligning the peaks between different samples allow researchers to do?
In mass spectrometry, what does aligning the peaks between different samples allow researchers to do?
What does ChIP-Chip technique combine ChIP with, according to the text?
What does ChIP-Chip technique combine ChIP with, according to the text?
What is a primary focus of ChIP-Chip technique?
What is a primary focus of ChIP-Chip technique?
How does ChIP-Sequencing help in studying DNA-protein interactions?
How does ChIP-Sequencing help in studying DNA-protein interactions?
What does ChIP-Chip technique help in studying according to the text?
What does ChIP-Chip technique help in studying according to the text?
