A biologist is attempting to find the promoters for a set of important developmental genes in crickets.This activity is best described as
A) bioinformatics.
B) proteomics.
C) comparative genomics.
D) quantitative genomics.
E) functional genomics.

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Functional genomics involves the study of gene function on a large scale, including identifying promoters and other regulatory regions. Given that the biologist is specifically looking for promoters for developmental genes in crickets, functional genomics would be the most appropriate choice. Bioinformatics, proteomics, and comparative genomics are all related fields, but they do not necessarily involve the identification of specific regulatory regions or promoters. Quantitative genomics, on the other hand, focuses on analyzing large-scale genetic variation and is not directly related to promoter identification.

A Biologist Is Attempting to Find the Promoters for a Set