When DNA-binding proteins are removed from immunoprecipitated DNA sequences and the DNA fragments precipitated by the antibody are subsequently sequenced directly to determine the genomic sites bound, the technique is called __________.
A)Hip-chip
B)ChIP-chip
C)ChIP-seq
D)chromatin immunoprecipitation
E)ChIP

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The technique described is specifically referred to as ChIP-seq, which stands for chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing. While the other options may involve some aspect of chromatin immunoprecipitation, they do not specifically refer to the sequencing of the DNA fragments obtained after protein removal.

When DNA-Binding Proteins Are Removed from Immunoprecipitated DNA Sequences and the DNA