Protein Sequence Databases

Quiz: NCBI Protein Clusters Database

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1. What is the primary purpose of the NCBI Protein Clusters Database?

2. What is the significance of conserved domains (CD) in protein sequences?

3. How do scientists differentiate between paralogs and orthologs in protein sequences??

4. What is the major distinction between curated and non-curated protein clusters in the NCBI Protein Clusters Database?

Curated clusters lack orthologs and paralogs.
Non-curated clusters are generated manually.
Curated clusters have detailed annotations, while non-curated lack manual annotations.
Non-curated clusters contain only orthologs.
None of the above
All of the above

5. Which tool is recommended for programmatically retrieving cluster data in XML format from the NCBI Protein Clusters Database?