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Sequence Analysis

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In molecular biology, sequence analysis is the process by which the nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid, or the amino acid sequence of a protein, is studied and compared to other sequences. Techniques for sequence analysis include database query, pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, repeated sequence search, mutation screening, and annotation of sequences. In particular, sequence analysis is used to predict the function of newly sequenced genes and proteins through the study of their similarities with other sequences of known function. Bioinformatic tools for sequence analysis are increasingly used in genomics, proteomics, and phylogeny.

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  1. Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ctra de Ajalvir, km 4, 28850, Torrejon de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Briones

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  1. Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Ricardo Amils

  2. Labo. d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux (LAB), Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers (OASU), Floirac CX, France

    Muriel Gargaud

  3. Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Inst. Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain

    José Cernicharo Quintanilla

  4. Geophysical Lab., Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Henderson James Cleaves

  5. Astronomy Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    William M. Irvine

  6. Dépt. Sc. de la Terre et de l’Atmosphère, Université du Québec, Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Daniele Pinti

  7. Centre National d'Etudes Spatiale (CNES) DPI/E2U, Paris CX, France

    Michel Viso

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Briones, C. (2014). Sequence Analysis. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_1427-3

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