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For optimal alignment of 2 sequences, fill in the blanks for the following dot plot:
a) A diagonal move indicates 2 residues are___
b) A vertical move indicates a ___
c) A horizontal move indicates an ___
A diagonal move indicates 2 residues are similar. When the two residues in question are similar to each other, it shows that they have similar alignment. There is continuous diagonal lines that will be formed on the graph that reveals the alignment.
b) A vertical move indicates gaps for an deletion. With the vertical move, it gives us space to fill in a gap that was created due to deletion
c) A horizontal move indicates gaps for an insertion. In this case, there is a gap where a new residue can be inserted