Which of the following statements are CORRECT when a protein sequence database is searched using the BLAST algorithm?

Q. Which of the following statements are CORRECT when a protein sequence database is searched using the BLAST algorithm?

P. A larger E-value indicates higher sequence similarity

Q. E-value < 10^-10 indicates sequence homology

R. A higher BLAST score indicates higher sequence similarity

S. E-value > 10¹⁰ indicates sequence homology

(A) P, Q and R only

(B) Q and R only

(C) P, R and S only

(D) P and S only

Ans: Q and R only