Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false?

  1. In sequence assembly, k-mers are normally used during the construction of De Bruijn graphs.
  2. The choice of the k-mer size has many different effects on the sequence assembly.
  3. A lower k-mer size will increase the amount of edges stored in the graphs and decrease the amount of space required to store DNA sequence.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. Only 1 and 2

  5. Only 2 and 3
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct. A lower k-mer size will decrease the amount of edges stored in the graphs and decrease the amount of space required to store DNA sequence.

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