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In the context of the developments in Bioinformatics, the term ‘transcriptome’, sometimes

2016

“Genetics,Biotechnology”, Science and Technology

In the context of the developments in Bioinformatics, the term ‘transcriptome’, sometimes
seen in the news, refers to

(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

Answer:

(b)

Explanation

Bioinformatics refers to the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. Transcriptome refers to the full range of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules expressed from the genes of an organism. Tikdam: transcription is dna to mRNA conversion. That mRNA is transcript