The xyz gene product, encoded by a new viral strain, has coresponding human homologs. Blast analyses revealed various human viral-related gene products of 874 amino acids residues. Using the default matrix in BlastP program to perform a pairwise sequence alignment between xyz gene product and human homolog, the following data was obtained: corresponding Scoring Matrix Score Expect Identities Positives A 240 bits (613) 1 x 10-61 25% 42% Name the scoring matrix "A". List the advantage(s) of this scoring matrix.

The xyz gene product, encoded by a new viral strain, has coresponding human homologs. Blast analyses revealed various human viral-related gene products of 874 amino acids residues. Using the default matrix in BlastP program to perform a pairwise sequence alignment between xyz gene product and human homolog, the following data was obtained: corresponding Scoring Matrix Score Expect Identities Positives A 240 bits (613) 1 x 10-61 25% 42% Name the scoring matrix "A". List the advantage(s) of this scoring matrix.

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

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