Question

Which of the following is untrue about SAGE Genie?

(a) It is an NCBI web-based program

(b) It allows matching of experimentally obtained SAGE tags to known genes

(c) It provides an interface for visualizing human gene expression

(d) It doesn’t filter out linker sequences from experimentally obtained SAGE tags

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Question is from Comparison of SAGE and DNA Microarrays topic in chapter Functional Genomics & Proteomics of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct option is (d) It doesn’t filter out linker sequences from experimentally obtained SAGE tags

Explanation: It has a filtering function that filters out linker sequences from experimentally obtained SAGE tags and allows expression pattern comparison between normal and diseased human tissues. The data output can be presented using subprograms such as the Anatomic Viewer, Digital Northern, and Digital Gene Expression Display.