Question

The object is to find a diagonal row of matches that goes from upper left to lower right.

(a) True

(b) False

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

My question comes from Minimum Free topic in portion RNA Structure Prediction of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(a) True

In RNA structure prediction, particularly when considering dynamic programming methods (such as those used in the Minimum Free Energy model), finding a diagonal row of matches from the upper left to the lower right is part of identifying optimal base-pairing patterns that minimize the free energy. This is often a crucial step in predicting the secondary structure of RNA molecules.