Q153 / 180 · NEET 2019 (All India) · Zoology

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) refers to:

Correct answer
A
The sequences that are synthesized from the mRNA
B
Polypeptide expression
C
DNA Polymorphism
D
The novel DNA sequences

Solution

ESTs are short cDNA sequences, that are synthesized from the mRNA and used to identify gene transcripts. These sequences are used in gene discovery and in gene-sequence determination (Human genome project).

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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