Pairwise Alignment

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

INSIDE THE VIDEO

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

LENGTH

3 minutes

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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