Week 13 (Genetic fine structure)

Following the text "On the topology of the genetic fine structure", consider the statements blow:

I - The recombination test verify if given two mutants is possible to generate again the original gene.

II - The recombination test is an experiment that is essentially quantitative.

III - The matrix of recombination shows that two mutants can generate again the original linear structure; and when reordered in the dictionary order has an feature that is semiotic matrix and for any column or row, starting in the diagonal to the right or down the sequence of zeros form a continuos block, unbroken by one.

IV - Choosen mutants in the article are non-reversible and can have until two separated modifications by which block without modification.

Which the statements above are correct?

a) Only I and II.

b) Only I and III.

c) Only II and IV.

d) Only II, III and IV.

e) None of above

Original Idea by: Gustavo Waku
Translated by: Andrey Victor Justo

Week 12 (Unichromosomal reversal distance, Hannenhalli and Pezvner 1999, Bergeron 2005)

Following the article by Anne Bergeron, A Very Elementary Presentation Of Hannenhalli-Pevzner Theory, 2006, which of the alternatives don`t represent the minimal score reversal of p = (1 -5 2 4 -3 -8 7) ?

a) (1 -2 5 6 4 -3 -8 7)
b) (1 -5 2 6 4 -3 -8 -7)
c) (1 -5 -4 -6 -2 -3 -8 7)
d) (1 -5 2 3 -4 -6 -8 7)
e) None of above

Original Idea by: Adriano Batista Prieto
Translated by: Andrey Victor Justo

Week 11 (Matrix Medians and Unichromossomal reversal distance)

According to the Anne Bergeron text, choose the right answer below:

a) An oriented pair (πi, πj), i < j, is a pair with consecutive integers with the same signal.
b) An induced reversal given by an oriented pair (πi, πj) is ρ(i + 1,j - 1). 
c) A hurdle is a framed interval which doesn't have any other smaller framed interval inside it.
d) One super-hurdle is a hurdle which can't be cut.
e) None of above.

Original idea by: Luis Felipe Strano Moraes
Translation help by: Andrey Victor Justo

Week 9 (Permutation)

Consider the following permutation below and choose the right answer:

a) The support of this permutation is {4,5,6}.
b) The breakdown of this permutation in disjointed cycles in pairs produce exactly three cycles with lenght greater than 1.
c) The permutation is one 6-cycle.
d) The breakdown of this permutation in disjointed cycles in pairs can be represented by: (173)(298).
e) None of above.

Original idea by: José Augusto Amgarten Quitzau
Translation help by: Andrey Victor Justo