Question

Which of the following is incorrect regarding BPROM?

(a) It is a web-based program for prediction of bacterial promoters

(b) It is a web-based program only for prediction of eukarotic promoters

(c) It uses a linear discriminant function

(d) The linear discriminant function is combined with signal and content information

This question was posed to me in final exam.

The origin of the question is Prediction Algorithms topic in chapter Promoter and Regulatory Element Prediction of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) It is a web-based program only for prediction of eukarotic promoters

To explain I would say: The linear discriminant function is combined with signal and content Information such as consensus promoter sequence and oligonucleotide composition of the promoter sites. This program first predicts a given sequence for bacterial operon structures by using an intergenic distance of 100 bp as basis for distinguishing genes to be in an operon.