Hirschberg's algorithm
In computer science, Hirschberg's algorithm, named after its inventor, Dan Hirschberg, is a dynamic programming algorithm that finds the optimal sequence alignment between two strings. Optimality is m
Needleman–Wunsch algorithm
The Needleman–Wunsch algorithm is an algorithm used in bioinformatics to align protein or nucleotide sequences. It was one of the first applications of dynamic programming to compare biological sequen
Smith–Waterman algorithm
The Smith–Waterman algorithm performs local sequence alignment; that is, for determining similar regions between two strings of nucleic acid sequences or protein sequences. Instead of looking at the e
Probalign
Probalign is a sequence alignment tool that calculates a maximum alignment using partition function posterior probabilities. Base pair probabilities are estimated using an estimate similar to Boltzman
Maximal unique match
A maximal unique match or MUM, for short, is part of a key step in the multiple sequence alignment of genomes in computational biology. Identification of MUMs and other potential anchors, is the first
Sequence alignment
In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutiona