Practice Applications in Genetics - 5.5 | 5. Edit Distance | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What three operations constitute Edit Distance?

💡 Hint: Think about how you can change one word to another.

Question 2

Easy

Calculate the Edit Distance: 'cat' to 'cut'.

💡 Hint: What's the difference in the characters?

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Question 1

What does Edit Distance measure?

  • Distance between strings
  • Number of edits needed
  • Length of the texts

💡 Hint: Think about what it takes to change one word into another.

Question 2

True or False: The Levenshtein distance allows only insertions and deletions.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember the three types of edits.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given two words, 'abc' and 'def', compute the Edit Distance and discuss its implications.

💡 Hint: How many characters do you need to change to make them equal?

Question 2

In a genetic study, the sequences 'ACGTACG' and 'ACGTTCG' have an Edit Distance of 1. Explain what that implies about the species represented by these sequences.

💡 Hint: Focus on how small changes can imply close relationships in biology.

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