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Which of the following is incorrect regarding Mascot and ProFound?(a) ProFound is a web server with a set of interconnected programs(b) ProFound searches a protein sequence database using MS fingerprinting information(c) Bayesian algorithm is not involved in ProFound(d) Mascot is a web server that identifies proteins based on peptide mass fingerprints, sequence entries, or raw MS/MS data from one or more peptidesI have been asked this question during an online interview.The origin of the question is Technology of Protein Expression Analysis in division Functional Genomics & Proteomics of Bioinformatics

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The correct answer is (c) Bayesian algorithm is not involved in ProFound

To EXPLAIN I would say: In ProFound, A Bayesian algorithm is used. It RANKS the DATABASE MATCHES according to the probability of database sequences producing the peptide mass fingerprints.



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