Question

TSSW is a web program that distinguishes promoter sequences from non-promoter sequences based on a combination of unique content information such as hexamer/trimer frequencies and signal information such the TATA box in the promoter region.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me in a national level competition.

Enquiry is from Prediction Algorithms in chapter Promoter and Regulatory Element Prediction of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) True

For explanation I would say: As mentioned here, TSSW uses unique content information such as hexamer/trimer frequencies and signal information such the TATA box in the promoter region. The values are fed to a linear discriminant function   to separate true motifs from background noise.