Proteins with a greater than 25% sequence identity are considered definitely homologous, but proteins with less than 15% identity are not. If protein B is clearly homologous to A and C, but a comparison of A and C only show 10% identity, what can we deduce? All identities are spread throughout the sequences evenly.

Proteins with a greater than 25% sequence identity are considered definitely homologous, but proteins with less than 15% identity are not. If protein B is clearly homologous to A and C, but a comparison of A and C only show 10% identity, what can we deduce? All identities are spread throughout the sequences evenly.




A. the low score shows no homo logy between A and C
B. the apparent homo logy of B with A and C is an illusion
C. A and C must be homologous despite the low identity score
D. The alignment is probably wrong between A and C
E. no conclusions can be drawn


Answer: C


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