SSC Sample Paper NCERT - Sample Paper-6

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    In the context of the developments in Bioinformatics, the term 'transcriptome', sometimes seen in the news, refers to                                                                                                                                                   (2016)

    A)  A range of enzymes used in genome editing

    B)  The full range of mRNA molecules expressed by an organism

    C)  The description of the mechanism of gene expression

    D)  A mechanism of genetic mutations taking place in cells

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] The transcriptome is the set of all messenger RNA molecules in one cell or a population of cells. It differs from the exome in a way that it include' only those RNA molecules found in a specified cell population, and usually includes the amount or concentration of each RNA molecule in addition to the molecular identifies.


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