Which of the following is wrong in case of substitution matrices?

They determine likelihood of homology between two sequences

They use system where substitutions that are more likely should get a higher score

They use system where substitutions that are less likely should get a lower score

BLOSUM-X type uses logarithmic identity to find similarity

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of Needleman-Wunsch algorithm?

This method is comparatively slow

There is a need of intensive memory

This cannot be applied on genome sized sequences

This method can be applied to even large sized sequences

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1.	Which of the following is wrong in case of substitution matrices?
A.	They determine likelihood of homology between two sequences
B.	They use system where substitutions that are more likely should get a higher score
C.	They use system where substitutions that are less likely should get a lower score
D.	BLOSUM-X type uses logarithmic identity to find similarity
Answer» E.

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2.	Which of the following is not a disadvantage of Needleman-Wunsch algorithm?
A.	This method is comparatively slow
B.	There is a need of intensive memory
C.	This cannot be applied on genome sized sequences
D.	This method can be applied to even large sized sequences
Answer» E.

Discussion