Exit Ticket: Unit 1.1 Pathogen ID (BLAST) (Initial check)

A quick check on today's hinge idea. Enter your Student ID, answer each item, and submit. You will see your result right away. This is practice, not a grade.

1. 1. Two BLAST hits both align to your unknown sequence. Hit 1 has 99% identity and an E-value of 2.0. Hit 2 has 88% identity and an E-value of 1e-40. Which is the stronger match, and why?

   AHit 2, because a smaller E-value means a chance match is unlikelyBThey tie, because high identity offsets a high E-valueCHit 1, because a larger E-value means a stronger matchDHit 1, because it has the higher percent identity

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