About this document
Database Similarity Searching Guide by Rishabh Jain is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses database similarity searching for DNA and protein sequences. It explains that protein searches are generally preferred over DNA searches when possible, as proteins tend to diverge less evolutionarily and protein databases and scoring matrices allow for more sensitive searches than DNA. The document also outlines different databases available for searching DNA and protein sequences, as well as principles for pairwise sequence alignment and scoring alignments.
- Author
- Rishabh Jain
- Language
- EN