If the centroid structure is different from the minimum free-energy structure, the centroid structure is often closer to the phylogenetic prediction and contains fewer base pairs, or fewer false-positive base pair predictions, than the minimum free-energy prediction.

If the centroid structure is different from the minimum free-energy structure, the centroid structure is often closer to the phylogenetic prediction and contains fewer base pairs, or fewer false-positive base pair predictions, than the minimum free-energy prediction. Correct Answer True

The point is to show a structure that represents a group of structures rather than a single predicted structure. Many long RNA sequences, such as viral genomes or mRNA, may not have a single structure but instead have a dynamic structure that has some conserved features but also varies and changes, and these many conformations may all exist simultaneously in the cell.

Related Questions

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (A) and the Reason (R).
Assertion: The association constant in water for the G-C base pair is three times lower than that for the A-T base pair.
Reason: There are three hydrogen bonds in the G-C base pair and two in the A-T base pair.