Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 10, Problem 7RQ
What is the most challenging issue facing genome sequencing?
a. the inability to develop fast and accurate sequencing techniques
b. the ethics of using information from genomes at the individual level
c. the availability and stability of DNA
d. all of the above
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