Question

MEME stands for _____________

(a) Multiple Expectation Maximization for Motif Elicitation

(b) Multiple Expectation Maximization for Motif Extraction

(c) Mega Expectation Maximization for Motif Elicitation

(d) Micro Expectation Maximization for Motif Extraction

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Question is taken from Motif Discovery in Unaligned Sequences topic in portion Sequence Alignment of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) Multiple Expectation Maximization for Motif Elicitation

Easy explanation: Multiple Expectation Maximization for Motif Elicitation is a web-based program that uses the EM algorithm to find motifs either for DNA or protein sequences. It uses amodified EM algorithm to avoid the local minimum problem.