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What is the main challenge in postgenomic era?
What is the main challenge in postgenomic era?
- Sequencing the entire genome
- Identifying new protein functions using genomic sequence data
- Functionally characterizing newly discovered proteins (correct)
- Determining the structure of proteins
Why do early approaches to protein function prediction fail?
Why do early approaches to protein function prediction fail?
- They rely too heavily on homology relationships (correct)
- They do not use machine learning techniques
- They are too complex and computationally expensive
- They are not yet fully developed
What percentage of proteins in the NCBI database have no assigned function?
What percentage of proteins in the NCBI database have no assigned function?
- 20%
- 30%
- 50%
- 40% (correct)
What is the purpose of protein function prediction?
What is the purpose of protein function prediction?
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Why are machine learning approaches currently applied to protein function prediction problems?
Why are machine learning approaches currently applied to protein function prediction problems?
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What is a limitation of early approaches to protein function prediction?
What is a limitation of early approaches to protein function prediction?
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What is the result of the exponential increase in the number of newly identified proteins?
What is the result of the exponential increase in the number of newly identified proteins?
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What is needed to address the gap in functional characterization of newly discovered proteins?
What is needed to address the gap in functional characterization of newly discovered proteins?
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What is the goal of protein function prediction?
What is the goal of protein function prediction?
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Why are computational methods necessary for protein function prediction?
Why are computational methods necessary for protein function prediction?
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