Which Scenario Would Tend to Make Obtaining Correct Sequence Alignments

question 142

Multiple Choice

Which scenario would tend to make obtaining correct sequence alignments difficult?

• A) Comparing closely related species
• B) Examining slowly-evolving sequences
• C) Working with a segment of DNA in which deletions frequently evolve
• D) Knowing which types of substitutions are most likely to evolve
• E) Having sequences of a gene from several species at different degrees of evolutionary relatedness from one another

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Definitions:

Insulin

A hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood glucose levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into cells, used in the body's metabolism.

Glucagon

A hormone produced by the pancreas that increases blood glucose levels by stimulating the conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver.

Calcitonin

Calcitonin is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that helps regulate calcium levels in the blood by lowering them.

Glycogenolysis

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