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If we are having sequence data for a particular organism, but screening is carried out for homologues the program used is BLAST.

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If we are having sequence data for a particular organism, but screening is carried out for homologues the program used is BLAST.

(a) True

(b) False

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The correct option is (a) True

Easy explanation: Homologues are a group of organisms which contain similar sequences. Screening for such organisms can be carried out by using programs such as BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). Search can be carried out within or for nucleotide and protein sequences.

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