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This section includes 6 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioinformatics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is incorrect the word method? |
| A. | Both BLAST and FASTA use a heuristic word method |
| B. | Word method is used for fast pairwise sequence alignment in BLAST and FASTA |
| C. | The basic assumption is that two related sequences must have at least one word in common |
| D. | Two related sequences must have at zero word in common while assuming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Currently, there are two major heuristic algorithms for performing database searches: BLAST and FASTA. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
In heuristic methods, speed doesn t vary with the size of database. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 4. |
Sensitivity refers to the ability to find as many correct hits as possible. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is not one of the requirements for implementing algorithms for sequence database searching? |
| A. | Size of the dataset |
| B. | Sensitivity |
| C. | Specificity |
| D. | Speed |
| Answer» B. Sensitivity | |
| 6. |
The main application of pairwise alignment is retrieving biological sequences in databases based on similarity. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |