MCQ Bank
In PyMOL, the three-dimensional structure of protein is displayed in ................
- A) Selection tool
- B) Object panel
- C) Main viewer window
- D) External GUI
How can data from Prosite help in functional annotation of proteins?
- A) by mapping protein sequence variations in populations
- B) by providing structural information
- C) by identifying conserved domains and motifs associated with functions
- D) by predicting post translational modifications
Which of the following is NOT included among the operations of RCSB PDB?
- A) Visualizing protein structures
- B) Searching for specific protein structures
- C) Analyzing protein sequence alignments
- D) Downloading protein structure files
Prosite uses a specific syntax to represent protein motifs, it’s called
- A) HMM
- B) PSSM
- C) Regular expression
- D) Profile alignment
The purpose of SCAN mode .................
- A) to analyze protein interaction
- B) to retrieve sequences to query sequences
- C) to search for specific patterns
- D) to identify protein domains using sequence profiles
In Phyre2, those sequences have been selected whose identity will be .............. from query sequence. Hint: Protein 3D Structure Prediction
- A) > 20%
- B) > 50%
- C) > 40%
- D) > 30%
What is one of the uses of PyMOL in structural biology?
- A) RNA synthesis
- B) None of these
- C) Protein structure analysis
- D) Genetic engineering
The .................... algorithm is based on information theory combined with Bayesian statistics. Hint: Protein Secondary Structure Prediction
- A) GOR
- B) SPINE-X
- C) PHD
- D) PSIPRED
Fasta format begins with a sign .................
- A) >
- B) #
- C) <
- D) !
Which one of the following programing language does pymol use in the backend?
- A) Ruby
- B) Python
- C) C++
- D) Java
Which type of coding region SNP can potentially alter protein function or structure?
- A) Transition SNPs
- B) Frameshift SNPs
- C) Missense SNPs
- D) Silent SNPs
Which software is commonly used for protein structure visualization and analysis in the Protein Structure?
- A) NMR spectroscopy
- B) RCSB PDB
- C) PyMOL
- D) X-ray crystallography
In the Genbank format, the ‘Locus’ keyword represents ..............
- A) source organism
- B) size of the sequence
- C) genetic position or region being described
- D) name of the sequence file
GeneSeeker is a tool commonly used for predicting _______ in DNA sequences.
- A) Open reading frames (ORFs)
- B) Introns
- C) Promoters
- D) Transcription factors
The transcription starts with the help of …………………………enzyme.
- A) DNA Polymerase
- B) Polymerase
- C) RNA polymerase
- D) DNA polymerase II
AUGUSTUS integrates ab initio gene prediction methods and _______ to improve accuracy.
- A) RNA-seq data
- B) Comparative genomics information
- C) Protein-protein interactions
- D) Phylogenetic analysis
Which computational tool is widely used for predicting ORFs?
- A) PCR
- B) BLAST
- C) Gel-electrophoresis
- D) ORFfinder
____________ is a type of information is typically included in a VCF file?
- A) Phenotypic traits associated with the individuals from which the variants were derived.
- B) Raw sequencing reads for the entire genome.
- C) Protein structure and functional consequences of the genetic variants.
- D) Genotype information, variant calls, and relevant annotations for genetic variants, including SNPs.
The purpose of using oligonucleotide primers in molecular techniques is to
- A) Study gene expression
- B) Amplify DNA sequences through PCR
- C) Perform DNA sequencing
- D) Analyze protein structures
ORFs can represent non-coding regions or .................
- A) Introns
- B) Exons
- C) Pseudogenes
- D) Enhancers