Multiple choice

Which of the following scoring matrices is/are based on implicit model of evolution?

  1. PAM
  2. Gonnet
  3. JTT
  4. BLOSUM

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 1, 2 and 3

  3. Only 2 and 3

  4. Only 3 and 4

  5. Only 4
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E Correct answer
Explanation

In bioinformatics, the BLOSUM (Blocks Substitution Matrix) matrix is a substitution matrix used for sequence alignment of proteins. BLOSUM matrices are based on an implicit model.

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