Abstract
When looking for similarities between two sequences, a matrix comparison is the method of first choice. A matrix analysis is unsurpassed for obtaining an overall picture of how the sequences are related, and it can detect significant features that other methods may miss.
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© 1994 Humana Press Inc, Totowa, NJ
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Olson, S.A. (1994). MacVector: Sequence Comparisons Using a Matrix Method. In: Computer Analysis of Sequence Data. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 25. Springer, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-276-0:215
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