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Question 51. The first step in Genetic Algorithm is arranging the sequences to be aligned in rows.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True
Question 52. In Genetic Algorithm, in the mutation process _______
  1.    sequence is changed
  2.    gaps are not inserted
  3.    sequence is not changed
  4.    gaps are not rearranged
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> sequence is not changed
Answer: (c).sequence is not changed
Question 53. Which of the following is not true about iterative methods?
  1.    Genetic Algorithm is method used for under this
  2.    Hidden Markov Models are used for Multiple Sequence Alignment
  3.    The objective is to improve the overall alignment score
  4.    MultAlin recalculates global scores
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> MultAlin recalculates global scores
Answer: (d).MultAlin recalculates global scores
Question 54. The HMM is a statistical model that considers few combinations of matches and gaps to generate an alignment of a set of sequences.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
Answer: (b).False
Question 55. The second step in the Genetic Algorithm comprises of scoring of the 100 initial MSAs by the sum of pairs method.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True
Question 56. The Expectation Maximization algorithm has been used to identify conserved domains in unaligned proteins only.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
Answer: (b).False
Question 57. In the initial step of EM algorithm, the 20-residue-long binding motif patterns in each sequence are aligned as an initial guess of the motif.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True
Question 58. Out of the two repeated steps in EM algorithm, the step 2 is ________
  1.    the maximization step
  2.    the minimization step
  3.    the optimization step
  4.    the normalization step
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> the maximization step
Answer: (a).the maximization step
Question 59. Which of the following is untrue regarding Expectation Maximization algorithm?
  1.    An initial guess is made as to the location and size of the site of interest in each of the sequences, and these parts of the sequence are aligned
  2.    The alignment provides an estimate of the base or amino acid composition of each column in the site
  3.    The column-by-column composition of the site already available is used to estimate the probability of finding the site at any position in each of the sequences
  4.    The row-by-column composition of the site already available is used to estimate the probability
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The row-by-column composition of the site already available is used to estimate the probability
Answer: (d).The row-by-column composition of the site already available is used to estimate the probability
Question 60. In EM algorithm, as an example, suppose that there are 10 DNA sequences having very little similarity with each other, each about 100 nucleotides long and thought to contain a binding site near the middle 20 residues, based on biochemical and genetic evidence. The following steps would be used by the EM algorithm to find the most probable location of the binding sites in each of the ______ sequences.
  1.    30
  2.    10
  3.    25
  4.    20
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 10
Answer: (b).10

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