Question

which of the following conclusions do the data support? select the three that apply.
if you were given microarray data from the cells of a new patient belonging to either group i or group ii, you would probably be able to tell which group the patient belongs to.
cells from patients in group i carry different sets of genes than cells from patients in group ii.
a different set of genes is transcribed in cells from patients in group i compared to cells from patients in group ii.
for some genes, there is variation in the amount of mrna present, even among patients in the same group.
gene k is more highly expressed in cells from patients in group i than in cells from patients in group ii.

Explanation:

1. Microarray data can show distinct gene - expression patterns to classify groups.
2. Cells of different groups likely have different transcribed gene sets.
3. Intra - group variation in mRNA levels for some genes is common in biological data.

Answer:

• If you were given microarray data from the cells of a new patient belonging to either Group I or Group II, you would probably be able to tell which group the patient belongs to.
• A different set of genes is transcribed in cells from patients in Group I compared to cells from patients in Group II.
• For some genes, there is variation in the amount of mRNA present, even among patients in the same group.