PRESCOTT'S MICROBIO W/PROCTORIO
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Author: WILLEY
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You are developing a new vaccine for a pathogen. You want your vaccine to recognize specific cell-surface proteins. Explain how you will use genome analysis to identify potential protein targets. What functional genomics approach will you use to determine which of these proteins is produced when the pathogen is in its host?
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PRESCOTT'S MICROBIO W/PROCTORIO
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