Gene and Promoter Prediction MCQs

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Q51.
Ab initio type of algorithm predicts prokaryotic and eukaryotic promoters and regulatory elements based on characteristic sequences patterns for promoters and regulatory elements.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q52.
The advantage of the ab initio method is that the sequence can be applied as such without having to obtain experimental information.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q53.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding the ab initio approaches?

a.

The conventional approach to detecting a promoter or regulatory site is through matching a consensus sequence pattern represented by regular expressions

b.

The conventional approach to detecting a promoter or regulatory site is through matching a position-specific scoring matrix constructed from well-characterized binding sites

c.

The consensus sequences or the matrices are relatively short, covering 6 to 10 bases

d.

The consensus sequences or the matrices are relatively large, covering 700 to 1000 bases

Discuss
Answer: (d).The consensus sequences or the matrices are relatively large, covering 700 to 1000 bases
Q54.
To improve the specificity of prediction, some algorithms selectively ______ coding regions and focus on the upstream regions________ which are most likely to contain promoters. In that sense, promoter prediction and gene prediction are coupled.

a.

include, (0.5 to 2.0 kb) only

b.

include, (0.5 to 2.0 Mb) only

c.

exclude, (0.5 to 2.0 Mb) only

d.

exclude, (0.5 to 2.0 kb) only

Discuss
Answer: (d).exclude, (0.5 to 2.0 kb) only
Q55.
Operon prediction is less important in prokaryotic promoter prediction.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (b).False
Q56.
Once an operon structure is known ______ for the presence of a promoter and regulatory elements _____ in the operon do not possess such DNA elements.

a.

only the first gene is predicted, whereas other genes

b.

only the first hundred genes are predicted, whereas next few genes

c.

only first two genes are predicted, whereas next few genes

d.

only first ten genes are predicted, whereas next few genes

Discuss
Answer: (a).only the first gene is predicted, whereas other genes
Q57.
Which of the following is correct regarding the method for prokaryotic operon prediction?

a.

It relies on two kinds of information: gene orientation and intergenic distances of a pair of genes of interest and conserved linkage of the genes based on comparative genomic analysis

b.

It relies only on the gene orientation and intergenic distances of a pair of genes of interest

c.

It relies only on the conserved linkage of the genes based on comparative genomic analysis

d.

The prediction cannot be done manually using the rules

Discuss
Answer: (a).It relies on two kinds of information: gene orientation and intergenic distances of a pair of genes of interest and conserved linkage of the genes based on comparative genomic analysis
Q58.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding BPROM?

a.

It is a web-based program for prediction of bacterial promoters

b.

It is a web-based program only for prediction of eukarotic promoters

c.

It uses a linear discriminant function

d.

The linear discriminant function is combined with signal and content information

Discuss
Answer: (b).It is a web-based program only for prediction of eukarotic promoters
Q59.
In BPROM, once the operons are assigned, the program is able to predict putative promoter sequences.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q60.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding FindTerm?

a.

It is a program for searching bacterial ρ-independent termination signals located at the end of operons

b.

It is a program for searching bacterial ρ-dependent termination signals located within the operons

c.

The predictions are made based on matching of known profiles of the termination signals combined with energy calculations

d.

It is available from the same site as FGENES and BPROM

Discuss
Answer: (b).It is a program for searching bacterial ρ-dependent termination signals located within the operons
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