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1.	A gap opening penalty for any gap (g) and a gap extension penalty for each element in the gap (r) are most often used, to give a total gap score wx, according to the equation ______
A.	wx rx = -g
B.	wx = g rx
C.	wx = g + rx
D.	wx + g + rx = 0
Answer» D. wx + g + rx = 0

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