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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 | |