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Zorluk: ZorMeeting Specific Rhetorical Goals

Before the advent of modern bioinformatics, Margaret Dayhoff revolutionized biochemistry by organizing vast amounts of biological data. In 1965, she published the first volume of the *Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure*, a compendium that compiled all known protein sequences. [1] Dayhoff was determined to make this information accessible to researchers worldwide, envisioning a future where computational tools would decode the molecular blueprints of life. To achieve this, she developed a one-letter code for amino acids, which significantly reduced the data storage requirements for early computers.

The writer wants to add a sentence at Point [1] that highlights the challenges Dayhoff faced in obtaining protein sequences from global researchers during a period of limited communication technology. Which choice most effectively accomplishes this goal?

  1. A
    The *Atlas* was printed in a durable hardcover format, ensuring that it could withstand heavy use in chemistry laboratories.
  2. B
    Scientists were eager to analyze the structures of hemoglobin and insulin, which were among the earliest proteins sequenced.
  3. Gathering these sequences required Dayhoff to write physical letters to international scientists, who then mailed back their handwritten data.Cevap
  4. D
    Dayhoff solicited data from researchers across Europe and Asia, she painstakingly transcribed their handwritten letters into punch cards.

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Gathering these sequences required Dayhoff to write physical letters to international scientists, who then mailed back their handwritten data.
The correct option, which discusses writing physical letters to international scientists who mailed back their handwritten data, directly addresses the prompt's request. It illustrates the global nature of the research ('international scientists'), the challenges in obtaining data, and the limitations of communication technology during that era ('physical letters', 'mailed back').

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1
Analyze the prompt's specific rhetorical goal.
The goal is to highlight: (1) the challenges Dayhoff faced in obtaining sequences, (2) the global/international scope of the researchers, and (3) the limitations of communication technology at the time.
Understanding all criteria of the prompt is necessary to evaluate the options.
2
Evaluate each option against the grammatical correctness requirement and the rhetorical goal.
The option about writing physical letters to international scientists who mailed back handwritten data is grammatically correct and meets all rhetorical criteria. The options about hardcover printing and insulin/hemoglobin are grammatically correct but mismatch the rhetorical goal. The option joining two independent clauses with a comma is a comma splice.
Eliminating grammatically incorrect choices and those that do not address the prompt's criteria leads to the correct answer.

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