Question

Alignment algorithms, both global and local, are fundamentally similar and only differ in the optimization strategy used in aligning similar residues.

(a) True

(b) False

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Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

The explanation: Both types of algorithms can be based on one of the three methods: the dot matrix method, the dynamic programming method, and the word method. The word method is used in fast database similarity searching.