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What is pharmacogenomics?A.  The study of how drugs are manufactured in pharmaceutical companiesB.  The study of how an individual’s genetic makeup influences their response to drugsC.  The process of testing new drugs on animal modelsD.  The classification of drugs by their chemical structure

What is genome annotation?A.  Correcting errors in a DNA sequenceB.  Labeling biological features such as genes, exons, and regulatory elements on an assembled genomeC.  Calculating the GC content of a genomeD.  Deleting unwanted sequences from a genome

Why is biological replication (having multiple samples per condition) essential in RNA-Seq experiments?A.  It increases the total amount of RNA extracted, improving sequencing yieldB.  It allows statistical models to estimate biological variability and distinguish true expression differences from random noiseC.  It allows researchers to sequence more genes per experimentD.  It is required by sequencing platforms to calibrate their instruments

Paraphyletic “Reptilia” is [blank1], while Aves, or birds, are [blank2].

Approximately how many base pairs does the human genome contain?A.  3,200,000 base pairsB.  3,200,000,000 base pairsC.  3,200,000,000,000 base pairsD.  320,000 base pairs

Which of the following is a key advantage of RNA-Seq over microarrays?A.  RNA-Seq is cheaper than microarraysB.  RNA-Seq requires no computer analysisC.  RNA-Seq can detect novel transcripts not previously knownD.  RNA-Seq uses fluorescent dyes for detection

Which of the following is the largest publicly available DNA sequence database?A.  PDB (Protein Data Bank)B.  OMIMC.  NCBI GenBankD.  UniProt

A woman patient with history of travel to tropical Africa was noncompliant with her antimalarial medications. She now has a cyclical fever and paroxysm every 72 hours. The following organism is seen in her peripheral blood smear at 1000´ is consistent with an infection caused by

This organism was isolated from a sinus aspirate of a patient with chronic sinusitis and respiratory allergies. Identify the organism from the following:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all the following drugs for the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, except