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Big Data and Biological Networks Quiz 1: 26 February 2023, Set QPE4 (January 2023 term)

Question 1

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What kind of functional genomics approach would you choose if you are interested in the study of how histone methylation regulates gene expression?

  1. A

    RNA-Seq

  2. B

    Transcriptomics

  3. C

    Epigenomics

  4. D

    Metabolomics

Also asked in Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023, Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023

Question 2

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Which one of the following is untrue about DNA sequencing methods?

  1. A

    Purified fragments of DNA cut from plasmid/phage clones or amplified bypolymerase chain reaction (PCR)

  2. B

    Clones of DNA fragments are denatured to single strands, and one of thestrands is hybridized to an oligonucleotide primer

  3. C

    Reverse transcriptase is used to create DNA fragments during DNAsequencing

  4. D

    New strands of DNA are synthesized from the end of the primer

Also asked in Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023, Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023

Question 3

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A major design consideration in a microarray experiment is the incorporation of replicates. Which one of the following statements is most appropriate in stating the consequence(s) of not including replicates in your experiment?

  1. A

    The number of false-positive errors in detecting differentially expressed geneswill increase

  2. B

    The number of false-negative errors in detecting differentially expressedgenes will increase

  3. C

    No statistical analysis of the significance of the observed changes will bepossible

  4. D

    All of these

Also asked in Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023, Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023

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FeatureBig Data and Biological Networks Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023 Set QPE4 at a glance
TermJanuary 2023 term
SubjectBig Data and Biological Networks
Course codeBSBT4002
Questions32
Marks50
Duration120 min
MCQ21
MSQ11
Official paperIIT M DEGREE AN4 EXAM QPE4 26 Feb 2023
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