Practice question

Question

Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: The dot matrix method of sequence alignment is a very basic method that should be used first, before other more complex methods. Reason R: The diagonal Dot Matrix Display can readily reveal presence of insertions/deletions and direct and inverted repeats that are more difficult to find by the other, more automated methods. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: