Week's Question

Considering α = (a b), β = (a b c d) e γ = (a c)(b d), chose the FALSE alternative:

1. αγ = (a c d b); 
2. αβ = (a)(b c d); 
3. βα = (a c d)(b); 
4. γα = (a d b c); 
5. NDA 

Author: Moacy Barros Correia da Silva
Translated by : Rafael S. Padilha

DCJ question

Which of the evolution events bellow can be modeled by using one or more double-cut-and-join operations?

I - Translocation
II - Reversal
III - Block interchange

1. I, II and III. 
2. I and II. 
3. I and III. 
4. II and III. 
5. None of the above

Author: João Paulo Pereira Zanetti
Translation: Rafael Soares Padilha

Question about SCJ Distance

Given the two genomes bellow, what is their SCJ distance?

A)  10
B)  12
C)  8
D)  14
E) None of the above

Idea: Rafael S. Padilha
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Adjencie Set

Given the fictitious genome bellow, comprising two linear chromosomes, determine its adjencie set:

A) { ND3h ND4Lt, ND4Lh ND4t, ND4h ND5t, ND5h ND6h, 16Sh ND1t, ND1h ND2t }

B) { ND3t ND4Lh, ND4Lt ND4h, ND4t ND5h, ND5t ND6t, 16St ND1h, ND1t ND2h }

C) { ND3h ND4Lt, ND4Lh ND4t, ND4h ND5t, ND5h ND6h, ND6t 16St, 16Sh ND1t, ND1h ND2t }

D) { ND3t ND4Lh, ND4Lt ND4h, ND4t ND5h, ND5t ND6t, ND6h 16Sh, 16St ND1h, ND1t ND2h }

E) None of the above

Phylogeny question

What is the best phylogeny tree for the characteristic's table bellow:

	Characteristics
Person	c1	c2	c3	c4	c5	c6
A	0	0	0	1	1	0
B	1	1	0	0	0	0
C	0	0	0	1	1	1
D	1	0	1	0	0	0
E	0	0	0	1	0	0

(Consider that a named edge means that the characteristic changed)

a) 

b)

c)

d)

e) None of the above

Author: Felipe Holanda

Translated by: Rafael Padilha