Which E- Value Represents the Highest Probability of a BLAST

Question

Which E- value represents the highest probability of a BLAST result not being chance? A)1 × 10^-⁴ B)1 C)0)01 D)0)1 E)1 × 10^-³

Accepted Answer

E-value represents the number of expected hits with a similar score that would occur by chance when searching a database of a particular size. The lower the E-value, the more significant the match is. An E-value of 1 × 10^-⁴ means that there is a 1 in 10,000 chance of finding a match with a similar score by chance. This is considered to be a significant match.