Multiple Choice Question - 01/May/2015

How many orbits are created by the permutation between the two sets below?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 8
e) None of the above

Original idea by: Leandro Tacioli

Multiple Choice Question - 24/Apr/2015

Which of the following evolution events can be modeled by one or more 'double-cut-and-join' (DCJ) operation applications?

I - Translocation
II - Reversal
III - Block interchange

1 - I and II
2 - I and III
4 - II and III
4 - I, II and III
5 - None of the above

Original idea by: João Paulo Pereira Zanetti
Translation help by: Leandro Tacioli

Multiple Choice Question - 17/Apr/2015

Considering the two liner genome below, what is the SCJ distance between them?

1) 5

2) 8

3) 10

4) 16

5) None of the above

Original idea by: Leandro Tacioli

Multiple Choice Question - 10/Apr/2015

Given the two fictious linear genome below, determine the set of adjacencies of the first genome that are different from the second.

1) { ND1_t ND2_t , ND4_t ATP_t }

2) { COX1_tCOX2_h, COX2_t ND3_t }

3) { ND1_hND2_t , ND2_hCOX1_h , ND3_hND4L_t , ND4L_hND4_t , ND4_hATP6_h }

4) { ND1_hND2_h , ND2_tCOX1_h , ND3_hND4L_h , ND4L_tND4_h , ND4_tATP6_t }

5) None of the above

Original idea by: Leandro Tacioli

Multiple Choice Question - 03/Apr/2015

Considering the matrix "Species vs. Characters" below, what is the number of changes necessary to create the most parsimonious tree?

1) 8
2) 10
3) 15
4) 18
5) None of the above

Original idea by: Leandro Tacioli