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Prelims 2016 · Science and Technology · Question 56

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

  1. a range of enzymes used in genome editing
  2. the full range of mRNA molecules expressed by an organism
  3. the description of the mechanism of gene expression
  4. a mechanism of genetic mutations taking place in cells

Answer

the full range of mRNA molecules expressed by an organism

  • (a) Transcriptome is not a set of enzymes for genome editing; that relates more to tools like CRISPR-Cas enzymes. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Transcriptome means the complete set of RNA transcripts, especially mRNA molecules expressed in a cell/tissue/organism at a given time. Verdict: Correct.
  • (c) It is not the description of the mechanism of gene expression; it is the output/profile of gene expression. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (d) It is not a mutation mechanism; mutations concern changes in DNA sequence, not the transcriptome itself. Verdict: Incorrect.
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