Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Dennis Taylor and, Jennifer Gregory Solutions for Chapter: Genetic Technology, Exercise 11: Question

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Mary Jones Biology Solutions for Exercise - Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Dennis Taylor and, Jennifer Gregory Solutions for Chapter: Genetic Technology, Exercise 11: Question

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Questions from Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Dennis Taylor and, Jennifer Gregory Solutions for Chapter: Genetic Technology, Exercise 11: Question with Hints & Solutions

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Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access>Chapter 19 - Genetic Technology>Question>Q 13

The latest estimate of the number of genes in the human genome is between 19000 and 22000. Before the invention of microarrays, it was very time-consuming to find out which genes were expressed in any particular cell. Explain how it is possible to find out which genes are active in a cell at a particular time in its development.

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AS and A Level
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Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access>Chapter 19 - Genetic Technology>Question>Q 13

The latest estimate of the number of genes in the human genome is between 19000 and 22000. Before the invention of microarrays, it was very time-consuming to find out which genes were expressed in any particular cell. Why is it not possible to use the same technique to find out which genes are active in red blood cells?