A collection of all the RNAs that are expressed at any given time in a cell are referred to as the
A) proteome.
B) genome.
C) metabolome.
D) transcriptome.

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The transcriptome is the collection of all RNA molecules, including mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, and other non-coding RNA molecules, that are produced in a given cell at a given time. The genome refers to the total DNA content of an organism, while the proteome refers to the full complement of proteins expressed by a given cell or organism. The metabolome refers to the collection of small molecule metabolites produced by a cell or organism.

A Collection of All the RNAs That Are Expressed at Any