Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bioinformatics.

This section includes 4 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioinformatics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

There are two types matrices involved in the study- score matrices and trace matrices.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Which of the following is untrue about Needleman-Wunsch algorithm?

A. It is an example of dynamic programming
B. Basic idea here is to build up the best alignment by using optimal alignments of larger subsequences
C. It was first used by Saul Needleman and Christian Wunsch
D. It was first used in 1970
Answer» C. It was first used by Saul Needleman and Christian Wunsch
3.

The number of possible global alignments between two sequences of length N is _____

A. ( frac{2^N}{ sqrt{ N}} )
B. ( frac{2^{2N}}{ sqrt{ N}} )
C. ( frac{2^{(N-1)}}{ sqrt{ N}} )
D. ( frac{2^{2N}}{ sqrt{N}} )
Answer» C. ( frac{2^{(N-1)}}{ sqrt{ N}} )
4.

A dotplot is a visual and qualitative technique whereas the sequence alignment is an exact and quantitative measure of similarity of alignments.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False