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.
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Dölz, R. (1994). GCG: Comparison of Sequences. In: Griffin, A.M., Griffin, H.G. (eds) Computer Analysis of Sequence Data. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 24. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-246-9:65
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