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A Researcher Isolates MRNA from Healthy and Diseased Liver Biopsies

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A researcher isolates mRNA from healthy and diseased liver biopsies.  Each mRNA sample is converted into cDNA and subjected to next-generation sequencing.Select all statements that describe this experiment and the possible results.


A) The researcher can identify transcripts that are more abundant in healthy liver than in diseased liver, which are candidate genes for further study.
B) The researcher can identify transcripts that are less abundant in healthy liver than in diseased liver, which are candidate genes for further study.
C) This is an RNA-Seq experiment.
D) This is a DNA microarray analysis.
E) Some genes' transcripts may be present in both samples but have different splice forms in healthy and diseased liver.

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