Question

Which of the following is true for EMBOSS Dottup?

(a) Allows you to specify threshold

(b) Doesn’t allow you to specify threshold

(c) Doesn’t allow you to specify window size

(d) If all cells in the window are identity, it colors in some specific cells in the window

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

My query is from Dot Matrix Sequence Comparison in section Sequence Alignment of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) Doesn’t allow you to specify threshold

The explanation: The EMBOSS Dottup doesn’t allow you to specify threshold but allows you to specify window size. Also, if all cells in the window are identity, it colors in all the cells in the window.