Biology 2e
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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
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Chapter 17, Problem 17RQ
What is the most challenging issue facing genome sequencing?
- the inability to develop fast and accurate sequencing techniques
- the ethics of using information from genomes at the individual level
- the availability and stability of DNA
- all of the above
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Chapter 17 Solutions
Biology 2e
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