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Manual Sequence Alignment in Bioinformatics

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What are two scoring matrices used in dynamic programming methods?

BLOSUM and FASTA

PAM and BLOSUM (correct)

Dayhoff and Henikoff

PAM and BLAST

Which scoring matrix was developed by Henikoff & Henikoff in 1992?

Dayhoff

FASTA

PAM

BLOSUM (correct)

What is the main purpose of sequence alignments in bioinformatics?

Creating synthetic organisms

Identifying genetic mutations

Producing phylogenetic trees (correct)

Developing vaccines

In large-scale database searches, what is a key feature of word methods?

They are more efficient than dynamic programming Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'k-tuple methods' refer to?

Heuristic methods Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of word methods in database searches?

They match short, nonoverlapping subsequences efficiently Signup and view all the answers

'Convergent evolution' refers to a situation where proteins...

Are evolutionarily unrelated but have similar structures Signup and view all the answers

Manual Sequence Alignment in Bioinformatics

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Questions and Answers

What are two scoring matrices used in dynamic programming methods?

Which scoring matrix was developed by Henikoff & Henikoff in 1992?

What is the main purpose of sequence alignments in bioinformatics?

In large-scale database searches, what is a key feature of word methods?

What does the term 'k-tuple methods' refer to?

What is the main advantage of word methods in database searches?

'Convergent evolution' refers to a situation where proteins...

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