[BiO BB] gaps in alignment

Sterten at aol.com Sterten at aol.com
Thu Aug 16 21:26:45 EDT 2007


programs to align multiple sequences usually insert a "-" gap in almost all  
sequences,
when just only one of the sequences has an additional entry here.
e.g.:
 
abcdef
abxdef
ajcdef
abbcde
 
gives:
 
ab-cdef
ab-xdef
aj-cdef
abbcde-
 
with 3 gaps at position 3 and only one non-gap.
 
I'd prefer:
 
 
abcdef
abxdef
ajcdef
ab{b}cde
 
is it possible ? wouldn't it make more sense ? Is there a converter  ?

 
 



   



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