Basic Bioinformatics Terms on letter E

These Basic Bioinformatics Terms on letter - E.It can boost vocabulary in bioinformatics. It can also enhance basic knowledge of Bioinformatics.

1. What is "E value"?

E value (Expect value) - when performing a BLAST search, you will obtain an E-value for each sequence that is retrieved.
An E-value can be thought of as the probability that two sequences are similar to each other by chance.
Therefore E-values are best when they are small (e.g. 1 x 10^-12).

2. What is "EC number"?

EC number - It is Enzyme Commission number a numerical classification scheme for enzymes based on the chemical reactions they catalyze.