Question

The program may be instructed to find structures within a certain percentage of the minimum free energy.

(a) True

(b) False

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This question is from MFOLD and the Use of Energy Plots topic in chapter RNA Structure Prediction of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(a) True

In RNA structure prediction, programs like MFOLD allow for the identification of structures that are close to the minimum free energy (MFE). These structures are often within a certain percentage of the MFE to account for slight variations or alternative stable configurations that may still be biologically relevant.