Multiple choice

Which of the following programs did Pearson and Lipman searched for similarity between a protein query sequence and any group of nucleotide sequences?

P. FastA Q. TFastA R. FastX S. TFastX

  1. Only P and Q

  2. Only P and S

  3. Only Q and R

  4. Only Q and S

  5. Only R and S
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, it is correct. TFastA does a Pearson and Lipman search for similarity between a protein query sequence and any group of nucleotide sequences. TFastX does a Pearson and Lipman search for similarity between a protein query sequence and any group of nucleotide sequences, taking frameshifts into account.

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