Sequence alignment : methods, models, concepts, and strategies / edited by Michael S. Rosenberg.

Other author Rosenberg, Michael S., 1972-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxvi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Sequence alignment : concepts and history -- Insertion and deletion events, their molecular mechanisms, and their impact on sequence alignments -- Local versus global alignments -- Computing multiple sequence alignment with template-based methods -- Sequence evolution models for simultaneous alignment and phylogeny reconstruction -- Phylogenetic hypotheses and the utility of multiple sequence alignment -- Structural and evolutionary considerations for multiple sequence alignment of RNA, and the challenges for algorithms that ignore them -- Constructing alignment benchmarks -- Simulation approaches to evaluating alignment error and methods for comparing alternate alignments -- Robust inferences from ambiguous alignments -- Strategies for efficient exploitation of the informational content of protein multiple alignments.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-332) and index.
LCCN 2008029222
ISBN9780520256972 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520256972 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QH324.2 .S47 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold