X-Mapper: fast and accurate sequence alignment via gapped x-mers

Abstract Sequence alignment is foundational to many bioinformatic analyses. Many aligners start by splitting sequences into contiguous, fixed-length seeds, called k-mers. Alignment is faster with longer, unique seeds, but more accurate with shorter seeds avoiding mutations. Here, we introduce X-Mapp...

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Main Authors: Jeffry M. Gaston, Eric J. Alm, An-Ni Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Genome Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-024-03473-7
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