Following are four overlapping reads from sequencing.(Note: All reads are in a 5′-to-3′ direction.)
Read 1: AGCGCTAAAGACGGCTCGAGTCAGCTAGTAGAA
Read 2: TGCGTAGCTATCGCATACGCAAGCGCTAAA
Read 3: GCTAGTAGAATCGATATCGAGGATCGATTAG
Read 4: GGATCGATTAGAGCTATAGTAGGCTGATGAC
Which reads share the sequence GCTAGTAGAA?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4
E) 3 and 4

Question

Following are four overlapping reads from sequencing.(Note: All reads are in a 5′-to-3′ direction.) 
Read 1: AGCGCTAAAGACGGCTCGAGTCAGCTAGTAGAA
Read 2: TGCGTAGCTATCGCATACGCAAGCGCTAAA
Read 3: GCTAGTAGAATCGATATCGAGGATCGATTAG
Read 4: GGATCGATTAGAGCTATAGTAGGCTGATGAC
Which reads share the sequence GCTAGTAGAA?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4
E) 3 and 4

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sequence GCTAGTAGAA appears in Read 1 and Read 3.

Following Are Four Overlapping Reads from Sequencing