Computer Analysis of Sequence Data pp 65-82 | Cite as
GCG: Comparison of Sequences
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Abstract
Comparison of sequences can be done in various ways. Biological sequences differ in length and composition. Whereas simple identity is relatively easy to compute, “similarity” must be defined before a computer can start its calculation. A simple identity matrix for DNA sequences is shown in Table 1.
Keywords
Output File Command Line Additional Option Comparison Table Local Homology
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Reference
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