UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 26
In the context of the developments in Bioinformatics, the term 'transcriptome', sometimes seen in the news, refers to
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: A transcriptome is the collection of RNA transcripts expressed in a cell or organism under particular conditions, often discussed in exam sources as the full set of mRNAs.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Genome-editing enzymes such as nucleases are not the transcriptome.
B: Correct - Correct-the answer describes the expressed mRNA population; more broadly, transcriptomics also studies non-coding RNAs.
C: Incorrect - A mechanism of transcription is not itself the transcriptome collection.
D: Incorrect - Mutation processes change DNA sequence and are distinct from expressed RNA transcripts.