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Pairwise Alignment

Use a dot plot to view regions of similarity then determine homology with pairwise alignment of related sequences.

Using Dot Plots to View Similarity

INSIDE THE VIDEO
View and customize dot plots, view sequence inversions and repeating patterns in the sequence.

LENGTH
3 minutes

Pairwise Alignment of DNA Sequences

INSIDE THE VIDEO
How to perform a pairwise alignment, choose an alignment algorithm and optimize and refine your alignments.

LENGTH
6 minutes

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PAIRWISE ALIGNMENT

TUTORIAL
Practice Pairwise Alignment

Align pairs of DNA and protein sequences with these practical exercises.

FAQ
Can I call SNPs on individual sequences aligned to a reference?

Learn how to call SNPs on the pairwise alignment/assembly.

MANUAL
Instructions for Pairwise Alignment

A guide to using pairwise alignment in Geneious.

FAQ
What function should I use?

The difference between Pairwise/Multiple alignment, de novo Assembly, and Map to Reference.

GENEIOUS ACADEMY

How to align Genomes with Mauve
How to perform multiple alignments
How to build phylogenetic trees
How to map to reference