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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;Svar til parvis alignment øvelsen  Note: There is also an English version:  &lt;a href=&quot;/22111/index.php/ExPairwiseAlignment-AnswersEng&quot; title=&quot;ExPairwiseAlignment-AnswersEng&quot;&gt;ExPairwiseAlignment-AnswersEng&lt;/a&gt;.   Svar til Parvis Alignment øvelsen ---------------------------------- Af: Rasmus Wernersson &amp;amp; Henrik Nielsen   =Question 1= * Which sequence format are the two sequences listed in?    FASTA format.  =Question 2= Report the following values / observations from the alignment * Alignment score? * Alignment length? * % and fraction Identity (The value reported f...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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Note: There is also an English version:  [[ExPairwiseAlignment-AnswersEng]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Svar til Parvis Alignment øvelsen&lt;br /&gt;
----------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
Af: Rasmus Wernersson &amp;amp; Henrik Nielsen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 1=&lt;br /&gt;
* Which sequence format are the two sequences listed in?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  FASTA format.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 2=&lt;br /&gt;
Report the following values / observations from the alignment&lt;br /&gt;
* Alignment score?&lt;br /&gt;
* Alignment length?&lt;br /&gt;
* % and fraction Identity (The value reported for &amp;quot;Identity&amp;quot; includes perfect matches only)?&lt;br /&gt;
* % and fraction Similarity (The value reported for &amp;quot;Similarity&amp;quot; includes perfect matches + &amp;quot;close&amp;quot; mismatches)? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 361&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:     176/361 (48.8%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   214/361 (59.3%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:          92/361 (25.5%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 860.5&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE         1 --------------------------------------------------      0&lt;br /&gt;
                                                                       &lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD         1 MRQSLKVMVLSTVALLFMANPAAASEEKKEYLIVVEPEEVSAQSVEESYD     50&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE         1 ------------------------------------------AQSVPWGI      8&lt;br /&gt;
                                                               :|:|||||&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD        51 VDVIHEFEEIPVIHAELTKKELKKLKKDPNVKAIEKNAEVTISQTVPWGI    100&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE         9 SRVQAPAAHNRGLTGSGVKVAVLDTGISTHPDLNIRGGASFVPGEPSTQD     58&lt;br /&gt;
                     |.:....|||||:.|:|.:||||||||::||||.|.|||||:..|||..|&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       101 SFINTQQAHNRGIFGNGARVAVLDTGIASHPDLRIAGGASFISSEPSYHD    150&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE        59 GNGHGTHVAGTIAALNNSIGVLGVAPSAELYAVKVLGASGSGSVSSIAQG    108&lt;br /&gt;
                     .|||||||||||||||||||||||||||:|||||||..:||||::|:|||&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       151 NNGHGTHVAGTIAALNNSIGVLGVAPSADLYAVKVLDRNGSGSLASVAQG    200&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       109 LEWAGNNGMHVANLSLGSPSPSATLEQAVNSATSRGVLVVAASGNSGAGS    158&lt;br /&gt;
                     :|||.||.||:.|:||||.|.|:|||.|||.|.:.|:|:|.|:||:|...&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       201 IEWAINNNMHIINMSLGSTSGSSTLELAVNRANNAGILLVGAAGNTGRQG    250&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       159 ISYPARYANAMAVGATDQNNNRASFSQYGAGLDIVAPGVNVQSTYPGSTY    208&lt;br /&gt;
                     ::|||||:..|||.|.|||..|||||.||..::|.||||||.|||.|:.|&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       251 VNYPARYSGVMAVAAVDQNGQRASFSTYGPEIEISAPGVNVNSTYTGNRY    300&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       209 ASLNGTSMATPHVAGAAALVKQKNPSWSNVQIRNHLKNTATSLGSTNLYG    258&lt;br /&gt;
                     .||:|||||||||||.|||||.:.||::|.|||..:..|||.|||.:|||&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       301 VSLSGTSMATPHVAGVAALVKSRYPSYTNNQIRQRINQTATYLGSPSLYG    350&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       259 SGLVNAEAATR    269&lt;br /&gt;
                     :|||:|..||:&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       351 NGLVHAGRATQ    361&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 3=&lt;br /&gt;
* Report the same values as above (Alignment score etc). Consider the alignments produced by the two different approaches: do YOU think one of them is more biologically relevant than the other, or do both contribute valuable information? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 269&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:     176/269 (65.4%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   214/269 (79.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:           0/269 ( 0.0%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 916.0&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE         1 AQSVPWGISRVQAPAAHNRGLTGSGVKVAVLDTGISTHPDLNIRGGASFV     50&lt;br /&gt;
                     :|:||||||.:....|||||:.|:|.:||||||||::||||.|.|||||:&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD        93 SQTVPWGISFINTQQAHNRGIFGNGARVAVLDTGIASHPDLRIAGGASFI    142&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE        51 PGEPSTQDGNGHGTHVAGTIAALNNSIGVLGVAPSAELYAVKVLGASGSG    100&lt;br /&gt;
                     ..|||..|.|||||||||||||||||||||||||||:|||||||..:|||&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       143 SSEPSYHDNNGHGTHVAGTIAALNNSIGVLGVAPSADLYAVKVLDRNGSG    192&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       101 SVSSIAQGLEWAGNNGMHVANLSLGSPSPSATLEQAVNSATSRGVLVVAA    150&lt;br /&gt;
                     |::|:|||:|||.||.||:.|:||||.|.|:|||.|||.|.:.|:|:|.|&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       193 SLASVAQGIEWAINNNMHIINMSLGSTSGSSTLELAVNRANNAGILLVGA    242&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       151 SGNSGAGSISYPARYANAMAVGATDQNNNRASFSQYGAGLDIVAPGVNVQ    200&lt;br /&gt;
                     :||:|...::|||||:..|||.|.|||..|||||.||..::|.||||||.&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       243 AGNTGRQGVNYPARYSGVMAVAAVDQNGQRASFSTYGPEIEISAPGVNVN    292&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       201 STYPGSTYASLNGTSMATPHVAGAAALVKQKNPSWSNVQIRNHLKNTATS    250&lt;br /&gt;
                     |||.|:.|.||:|||||||||||.|||||.:.||::|.|||..:..|||.&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       293 STYTGNRYVSLSGTSMATPHVAGVAALVKSRYPSYTNNQIRQRINQTATY    342&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       251 LGSTNLYGSGLVNAEAATR    269&lt;br /&gt;
                     |||.:|||:|||:|..||:&lt;br /&gt;
ELYA_BACHD       343 LGSPSLYGNGLVHAGRATQ    361&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  Da de to sekvenser er af forskellig længde (se også svaret på næste spørgsmål), &lt;br /&gt;
  giver det umiddelbart mest mening at bruge Smith-Waterman algoritmen (&amp;quot;local alignment&amp;quot;), &lt;br /&gt;
  da dette vil give en analyse af forskelle og ligheder for den del af sekvensen &lt;br /&gt;
  der faktisk er sammenlignelig.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Bemærk dog at man ved at bruge globalt alignment først nemt kan se at &lt;br /&gt;
  sekvenserne er meget ens - bortset fra at den ene mangler et stykke på&lt;br /&gt;
  ca. 90 aminosyrer i starten. Så i dette tilfælde har vi lært noget ekstra&lt;br /&gt;
  om sekvenserne ved at foretage et globalt alignment først.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Når to sekvenser ligner hinanden meget, som tilfældet er her, er der generelt ikke&lt;br /&gt;
  megen forskel på den information man får ud af at bruge lokalt og globalt alignment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 4=&lt;br /&gt;
Let&amp;#039;s go a bit deeper into why the two sequences differ in the N-terminal part&lt;br /&gt;
* a Look up both entries in UniProt (http://www.uniprot.org) and try to locate information regarding the following questions.&lt;br /&gt;
* b How were the amino acid sequences of the two proteins determined? (Hint: look at the titles of the papers, and the Cited for fields, listed in the Reference sections).&lt;br /&gt;
* c Subcellular localization: Where in (or outside) the cell do the enzymes function?&lt;br /&gt;
* d The Sequence Annotation table contains details about the regions/domains of the protein - try and do a comparison to spot the differences between the two UniProt entries (Hint: focus on the &amp;quot;Molecule processing&amp;quot; sections). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Answer 4a==&lt;br /&gt;
  P29600 - sekvensen er afledt af 3D struktur. &lt;br /&gt;
  P41363 - oversat fra DNA + information fra protein-sekventering.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Answer 4b==&lt;br /&gt;
  SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: &amp;quot;Secreted protein&amp;quot; (for dem begge).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Answer 4c==&lt;br /&gt;
  P29600 starter direkte med sekvensen af det mature protein. P41363 starter &lt;br /&gt;
  med et signal-peptid (pos: 1-24), derefter pro-peptid (25-93), og så først &lt;br /&gt;
  derefter kommer det mature protein. Bemærk at både signal-peptid (funktion: &lt;br /&gt;
  signal til eksport af proteinet) og pro-peptidet (funktion: hjælper protein med &lt;br /&gt;
  at folde korrekt eller sørger for at proteinet ikke er aktivt før proteinet findes&lt;br /&gt;
  der hvor det faktisk skal fungere - specielt vigtigt for proteaser som ikke skal starte med&lt;br /&gt;
  at nedbryde sig selv men først aktiveres i f.eks maven hvor det skal klippe andre proteiner&lt;br /&gt;
  i stykket) klippes af inden protein er &amp;quot;modent&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Answer 4d==&lt;br /&gt;
  Forskellen er her at P41363 er (primært) oversat fra DNA og derfor indeholder &lt;br /&gt;
  information fra hele den kodende sekvens, mens P29600 er afledt fra 3D struktur, &lt;br /&gt;
  som indeholder den mature sekvens. Savinase indeholder faktisk både signal- og &lt;br /&gt;
  pro-peptid (kan graves frem i databaserne).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 5=&lt;br /&gt;
* Based on what you&amp;#039;ve learned about the P41363 protein from the alignment to Savinase and from the data on the Uniprot site: do you think this could be used as an enzyme in washing powder? (Why? / why not?). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Taler for: Samme type protease (serin-protease, S8 familie). Thermostabilt (!). &lt;br /&gt;
  Minder meget som Savinase på sekvens-niveau.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Mulige problemer: Højt pH optimum - vil evt. kunne optimeres i laboratoriet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 6=&lt;br /&gt;
Compare Savinase to the human peptidase by global alignment (Needle) — remember again to set End Gap Penalty to &amp;quot;true&amp;quot; — and report the following: &lt;br /&gt;
* Alignment score&lt;br /&gt;
* Alignment length&lt;br /&gt;
* Identity and Similarity&lt;br /&gt;
* How large a part of the alignment is gaps? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 1255&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:     110/1255 ( 8.8%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   154/1255 (12.3%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:         992/1255 (79.0%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: -244.0&lt;br /&gt;
  Bemærk: negativ score!&lt;br /&gt;
  (alignment ikke vist)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 7=&lt;br /&gt;
* Repeat the alignment with End Gap Penalty set to &amp;quot;false&amp;quot; and report the same results as above.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 1290&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:      73/1290 ( 5.7%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   131/1290 (10.2%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:        1062/1290 (82.3%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 158.5&lt;br /&gt;
  (alignment ikke vist)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 8=&lt;br /&gt;
* Repeat the alignment again — this time using the local alignment algorithm (Water) — and report the same results as above. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 296&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:      71/296 (24.0%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   129/296 (43.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:          73/296 (24.7%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 173.0&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE        23 GSGVKVAVLDTGISTHPDLNIRGGASFVPGEPSTQDGNGHGTHVAGTIAA     72&lt;br /&gt;
                     ||.....:|:..::.:.|.|:   .|.|      ..|..|||||| :|||&lt;br /&gt;
TPP2_HUMAN       234 GSFGTAEMLNYSVNIYDDGNL---LSIV------TSGGAHGTHVA-SIAA    273&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE        73 LNNSIGVL-------GVAPSAELYAVKV------LGASGSGSVSSIAQGL    109&lt;br /&gt;
                          |..       ||||.|::.::|:      ...:|:|.:.::.:.:&lt;br /&gt;
TPP2_HUMAN       274 -----GHFPEEPERNGVAPGAQILSIKIGDTRLSTMETGTGLIRAMIEVI    318&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       110 EWAGNNGMHVANLSLGSPS---PSATLEQAVNSAT-SRGVLVVAASGNSG    155&lt;br /&gt;
                         |:...:.|.|.|..:   .|..:.:.:|.|. ...::.|:::||:|&lt;br /&gt;
TPP2_HUMAN       319 ----NHKCDLVNYSYGEATHWPNSGRICEVINEAVWKHNIIYVSSAGNNG    364&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       156 --AGSISYP-ARYANAMAVGATDQNN--------------NRASFSQYGA    188&lt;br /&gt;
                       ..::..| ...::.:.|||....:              |:.::|..|.&lt;br /&gt;
TPP2_HUMAN       365 PCLSTVGCPGGTTSSVIGVGAYVSPDMMVAEYSLREKLPANQYTWSSRGP    414&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       189 GLDIVAPGVNVQSTYPGSTYAS-----------LNGTSMATPHVAGAAAL    227&lt;br /&gt;
                     ..| .|.||::.:  ||...||           :|||||::|:..|..||&lt;br /&gt;
TPP2_HUMAN       415 SAD-GALGVSISA--PGGAIASVPNWTLRGTQLMNGTSMSSPNACGGIAL    461&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SUBS_BACLE       228 V----KQKNPSWSNVQIRNHLKNTATSLGSTNLY--GSGLVNAEAA    267&lt;br /&gt;
                     :    |..|..::...:|..|:|||....:..::  |.|::..:.|&lt;br /&gt;
TPP2_HUMAN       462 ILSGLKANNIDYTVHSVRRALENTAVKADNIEVFAQGHGIIQVDKA    507&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 9=&lt;br /&gt;
* Do you think local or global alignment is best for finding similar parts of distantly related proteins? Why?&lt;br /&gt;
Hint: Distantly related proteins typically share a core, that relates to the function of the protein &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Det ses tydeligt af det lokale alignment og af det globale alignment UDEN &lt;br /&gt;
  end gaps, at den prokaryote protease kun matcher et enkelt område midt&lt;br /&gt;
  i den humane protease. Det kan man derimod ikke se af det globale alignment &lt;br /&gt;
  MED end gaps, som &amp;quot;smører&amp;quot; den korte sekvens ud over hele den lange.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Bemærk at globalt alignment UDEN end gaps kan betragtes som en slags mellemting&lt;br /&gt;
  mellem globalt og lokalt alignment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Til fjernt beslægtede sekvenser vil det være bedst at bruge lokalt alignment,&lt;br /&gt;
  idet man så faktisk får en analyse af den sammenlignelige del af sekvenserne.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 10=&lt;br /&gt;
Open the SeqShuffle Server (http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/biotools/SeqShuffle-1.0/) in a new window/tab, paste in the tripeptidyl peptidase sequence and shuffle it. &lt;br /&gt;
Then align Savinase and the shuffled tripeptidyl peptidase sequence using local alignment. &lt;br /&gt;
Repeat the above procedure two more times, so that you align Savinase with three different shuffled versions of tripeptidyl peptidase. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* How do the local alignments look? (What are the ranges of Alignment score, Alignment length, Identity, Similarity, and gap percentage)? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Jeres svar vil naturligvis variere tilfældigt, men generelt skulle I forvente svar &lt;br /&gt;
  inden for disse intervaller:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 100-300 &lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:    20%-30%  &lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:  30%-40%  &lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:        25%-40%  &lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 40-70 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Dette er altså data fra de lokale alignments man får af at sammenligne ikke-beslægtede&lt;br /&gt;
  sekvenser med den givne længde og aminosyresammensætning. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Meningen med at lave Savinase/Shuffled alignments er at få en &amp;quot;nulmodel&amp;quot; der kan &lt;br /&gt;
  sammenlignes med det rigtige Savinase/Human peptidase alignment. Hvis I havde gennemført&lt;br /&gt;
  eksperimentet 100 gange i stedet for 3, kunne I have lavet statistik på resultatet&lt;br /&gt;
  og udregnet konfidensgrænser og derudfra vurdere graden af signifikans ud fra en given &lt;br /&gt;
  alignment score (meget mere om signifikans når vi kommer til BLAST).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 11=&lt;br /&gt;
Comparing the Savinase/shuffled alignment to the previous Savinase/Human Peptidase alignment&lt;br /&gt;
* how will you judge the alignment with human peptidase now? (More/Less confidence in relation between the sequences?).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Når vi sammenligner vores Savinase/Human peptidase alignment (score: 173) &lt;br /&gt;
  med de &amp;quot;bevidst dårlige&amp;quot; Savinase/Shuffled alignments ser det slet &lt;br /&gt;
  ikke så tosset ud længere. Scoren er klart højere end det vi fik med de&lt;br /&gt;
  blandede sekvenser. Bemærk dog at man er nødt til at se på scoren for at&lt;br /&gt;
  få en klar forskel - de andre mål overlapper eller afviger ikke nær så konsekvent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Som vi vil se når vi kommer til BLAST handler der her om at holde sin alignment&lt;br /&gt;
  score op mod en reference af scores fra ikke-relaterede sekvenser.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 12=&lt;br /&gt;
* What are the alignment results (Length, score, gaps, identity, similarity)?&lt;br /&gt;
* How do alignment length and % identity depend on the BLOSUM number (compare also to your answer to question 8)? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
BLOSUM90:&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 279&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:      73/279 (26.2%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   107/279 (38.4%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:          91/279 (32.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 147.5&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
BLOSUM30:&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 326&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:      76/326 (23.3%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   149/326 (45.7%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:          88/326 (27.0%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 342.5&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Bemærk hvordan en matrix med et lavere BLOSUM-tal giver et længere lokalt alignment &lt;br /&gt;
  med en lavere % identitet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 13=&lt;br /&gt;
* How do the quality parameters look this time (Length, score, gaps, identity, similarity)?&lt;br /&gt;
* Is this alignment biologically meaningful at all? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Length: 1255&lt;br /&gt;
  Identity:     192/1255 (15.3%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Similarity:   228/1255 (18.2%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Gaps:        1011/1255 (80.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
  Score: 895.576&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Bemærk hvorledes sekvenserne bliver strukket ud hver gang aminosyrerne ikke &lt;br /&gt;
  lige passer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Dette giver naturigvis ingen biologisk mening. Hvis gaps er (næsten) gratis&lt;br /&gt;
  kan ALT align&amp;#039;es og give en høj score.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Question 14=&lt;br /&gt;
Note that there is a gap of 6 positions in GLBE_CHITH. What is the corresponding 6 amino acid long sequence of GLB7A_CHITH? This is an authentic example! Nature truly is fascinating... &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  Sekvensen i GLB7A_CHITH, som svarer til det 6 positioner lange gap i GLBE_CHITH, er &amp;quot;ALIGNE&amp;quot;.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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