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GenBank has a special EST database, dbEST that contains EST collections for a large number of organisms.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This key question is from Sequence topic in section Functional Genomics & Proteomics of Bioinformatics

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The correct option is (a) True

Explanation: The RAPID accumulation of EST sequences has prompted the establishment of public and private databases to archive the data. The mentioned database is regularly updated to reflect the progress of various EST SEQUENCING PROJECTS. Each newly submitted EST sequence is subject to a database search. If a strong SIMILARITY to a known gene is FOUND, it is annotated accordingly.



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