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This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioinformatics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Dot plot of repeating elements would be small crosses on plot. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
2. |
Vertical frame shifts show ______ while the horizontal ones show _______ |
A. | insertion, insertion |
B. | insertion, deletion |
C. | deletion, deletion |
D. | deletion, insertion |
Answer» C. deletion, deletion | |
3. |
Isolated dots that are not on the diagonal represent exact matches. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
4. |
VERTICAL_FRAME_SHIFTS_SHOW________WHILE_THE_HORIZONTAL_ONES_SHOW________?$ |
A. | insertion, insertion |
B. | insertion, deletion |
C. | deletion, deletion |
D. | deletion, insertion |
Answer» C. deletion, deletion | |
5. |
Isolated dots that are not on the diagonal represent exact matches? |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
6. |
Which of the following is true for EMBOSS Dottup? |
A. | Allows you to specify threshold |
B. | Doesn’t allow you to specify threshold |
C. | Doesn’t allow you to specify window size |
D. | If all cells in the window are identity, it colors in some specific cells in the window |
Answer» C. Doesn‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬•t allow you to specify window size | |
7. |
Who were the inventors of this method? |
A. | Smith-Waterman |
B. | Margaret Preston |
C. | Gibbs and McIntyre |
D. | Needleman-Wunsch |
Answer» D. Needleman-Wunsch | |
8. |
When was this method, first described? |
A. | 1959 |
B. | 1966 |
C. | 1970 |
D. | 1982 |
Answer» D. 1982 | |
9. |
For significantly aligning sequences what is the resulting structure on the plot? |
A. | Intercrossing lines |
B. | Crosses everywhere |
C. | Vertical lines |
D. | A diagonal and lines parallel to diagonal |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
For palindromic sequences, what is the structure of the dot plot? |
A. | 2 intersecting diagonal lines at the midpoint |
B. | One diagonal |
C. | Two parallel diagonals |
D. | No diagonal |
Answer» B. One diagonal | |
11. |
The softwares for dot plot analysis perform several tasks. Which one of them is not performed by them? |
A. | Gap open penalty |
B. | Gap extend penalty |
C. | Expectation threshold |
D. | Change or mutate residues |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Which of the following is not a software for dot plot analysis? |
A. | SIMMI |
B. | DOTLET |
C. | DOTMATCHER |
D. | LALIGN |
Answer» B. DOTLET | |