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Bioinformatics Practice Test Questions: Pairwise Sequence Alignment (PSA)
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Pairwise Sequence Alignment (PSA) is used to identify regions of similarity that may indicate functional, structural and/or evolutionary relationships between two biological sequences (protein or nucleic acid).

Topics include: Sequence Homology Versus Sequence Similarity and Identity, Methods, & Statistical Significance of Sequence Alignment.

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Bioinformatics Practice Test Questions: Pairwise Sequence Alignment (PSA)
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1. If the two sequences share significant similarity, it is extremely ______ that the extensive similarity between the two sequences has been acquired randomly, meaning that the two sequences must have derived from a common evolutionary origin.