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Self complementarity of DNA sequences cannot be identified using a dot plot.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was posed to me in an international level competition.My query is from Methods in portion Pairwise Sequence Alignment of Bioinformatics

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Correct option is (b) False

Easy explanation: Self COMPLEMENTARITY of DNA sequences, also CALLED inverted repeats can be identified using a DOT plot. For example, those that forms the STEMS of a hairpin STRUCTURE. In this case, a DNA sequence is compared with its reverse-complemented sequence. Parallel diagonals represent the inverted repeats.



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