Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bioinformatics.

This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioinformatics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Tracking the evolutionary history of individual genes in a group of species can reveal which genes have remained in a genome for a long time and which genes have been horizontally transferred between species.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Two more recent uses of phylogenetic analysis are to analyze ______ and to trace the evolutionary history of specific genes. Which of the following could not be the correct blank?

A. gene families
B. genomes
C. proteomes
D. physical separation methods
Answer» E.
3.

The traditional use of phylogenetic analysis is to discover evolutionary relationships among species.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

A common recommendation is to use at least two of the methods—maximum parsimony, distance, or maximum likelihood, for the analysis.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

In the final steps of the bootstrap method, the _____ the decay value, the _______ significant the original branches.

A. greater, less
B. greater, more
C. lesser, more
D. more, less
Answer» C. lesser, more
6.

In the bootstrap method, the data are resampled by _____ choosing _____ columns from the aligned sequences to produce, in effect, a new sequence alignment of the _____

A. randomly, horizontal, same length
B. specifically, vertical, different lengths
C. randomly, vertical, same length
D. randomly, vertical, different lengths
Answer» D. randomly, vertical, different lengths
7.

For sequences that have ________ a phylogenetic analysis is __________

A. diverged considerably, more challenging
B. not diverged, more challenging
C. diverged considerably, less challenging
D. diverged considerably, a less work to do
Answer» B. not diverged, more challenging
8.

TWO_MORE_RECENT_USES_OF_PHYLOGENETIC_ANALYSIS_ARE_TO_ANALYZE________AND_TO_TRACE_THE_EVOLUTIONARY_HISTORY_OF_SPECIFIC_GENES._WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_COULD_NOT_BE_THE_CORRECT_BLANK??$

A. gene families
B. genomes
C. proteomes
D. physical separation methods
Answer» E.
9.

Tracking_the_evolutionary_history_of_individual_genes_in_a_group_of_species_can_reveal_which_genes_have_remained_in_a_genome_for_a_long_time_and_which_genes_have_been_horizontally_transferred_between_species.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

The traditional use of phylogenetic analysis is to discover evolutionary relationships among species?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

A common recommendation is to use at least two of the methods—maximum parsimony, distance, or maximum likelihood, for the analysis.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

In the final steps of the bootstrap method, the _____ the decay value, the ___ significant the original branches.

A. greater, less
B. greater, more
C. lesser, more
D. more, less
Answer» C. lesser, more
13.

In the bootstrap method, for branches in the predicted tree topology to be significant, the resampled data sets should frequently predict the same branches.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
14.

In the bootstrap method, the data are resampled by _____ choosing _____ columns from the aligned sequences to produce, in effect, a new sequence alignment of the_____

A. randomly, horizontal, same length
B. specifically, vertical, different lengths
C. randomly, vertical, same length
D. randomly, vertical, different lengths
Answer» D. randomly, vertical, different lengths
15.

The choice of a suitable multiple sequence alignment method depends on the degree of variation among the sequences.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
16.

For sequences that have ______, a phylogenetic analysis is_______

A. diverged considerably, more challenging
B. not diverged, more challenging
C. diverged considerably, less challenging
D. diverged considerably, a less work to do
Answer» B. not diverged, more challenging
17.

Phylogenetic analysis of a set of sequences that aligns ______ is straightforward because the positions that correspond in the sequences can be readily identified in a ______ of the sequences.

A. very well, multiple sequence alignment
B. in a haphazard manner, multiple sequence alignment
C. in a distorted way, multiple sequence alignment
D. very well, self alignment
Answer» B. in a haphazard manner, multiple sequence alignment