Question

Which of the following is wrong about National Biomedical Research Foundation/Protein Information Resource Sequence Format?

(a) Sequences retrieved from the PIR database are not in this compact format, but in an expanded format with much more information about the sequence

(b) The NBRF format is similar to the FASTA sequence format but with significant differences

(c) This is different than PIR format

(d) The first line includes an initial “>” character followed by a two-letter code such as P for complete sequence or F for fragment, followed by a 1 or 2 to indicate type of sequence, then a semicolon, then a four- to six-character unique name for the entry

I got this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

The query is from Sequence Formats & Computer Storage of Sequences topic in division Collecting & Storing Sequences in Laboratory of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) This is different than PIR format

Easy explanation: This sequence format, which is sometimes also called the PIR format. It has been used by the National Biomedical Research Foundation/Protein Information Resource (NBRF) and also by other sequence analysis programs.