Trace alignment and some of its applications.

Mott, R · Bioinformatics · 1998

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Extra useful information can be extracted from a DNA chromatogram trace, over that contained in the base-called DNA sequence. Many sequencing applications can benefit from examination of these traces. An algorithm, based on dynamic programming, for aligning a DNA chromatogram to a DNA sequence is described and implemented. Its applications to vector clipping, EST alignment and mutation detection are discussed.

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