Heuristic Search: BLAST & FASTA
How do we search massive databases? Covers k-tuples, E-values, bit scores, and the different flavors of BLAST.
- Intermediate
- 10questions
- 10min
- Topic: Database Searching
- BSc · MSc
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Sample Questions
What You'll Be Asked
- The ________ method is used by modern BLAST to extend seed matches.
- What does BLAST stand for?
- Which BLAST flavor compares a protein query against a protein database?
7 more questions in the quiz. Your score and the right answers come at the end.
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