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MAFFT

In bioinformatics, MAFFT (multiple alignment using fast Fourier transform) is a program used to create multiple sequence alignments of amino acid or nucleotide sequences. Published in 2002, the first version used an algorithm based on progressive alignment, in which the sequences were clustered with the help of the fast Fourier transform. Subsequent…

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ClustalT-CoffeeNeedleman-Wunsch
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Developer
Kazutaka Katoh
Licence
BSD, GPL, others
Operating system
Unix, Linux, Mac, Windows
Release
2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Stable release
7.526 / April 2024; 2 years ago (2024-04)
Type
Bioinformatics tool

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MAFFT

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples75
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
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related to Settings · 20
MAFFT → Adjusting, BLAST, BLASTP, BLOSUM50, BLOSUM62, Deep, Different, FASTA, Gap Extension Penalty, Gap Open Penalty, In, Protein, Scoring Matrix, SEARCH, SSEARCH, The, There, UNIT, VTML10, VTML80
related to Accuracy and results · 13
MAFFT → Because, ClustalW, CPU, FFT, For, Fourier, In, Later, MAFFT's FFT-NS-2, Needleman-Wunsch, RNA, T-Coffee, This
related to history · 11
MAFFT → CPU, December, Fourier, It, Kazutaka Katoh, MSA, MSAs, One, The, There, This
related to Algorithm · 8
MAFFT → Distance Calculation, Guide Tree Construction, Iterative Refinement, Pairwise Alignment, Progressive Alignment, The, The MAFFT, This
related to External links · 7
MAFFT → ClustalW, EBIMultiple Sequence Alignment, GenomeNetSIB MyHits, Official, Online ServerMAFFT, PRRN, T-Coffee
Developer · 1
MAFFT → Kazutaka Katoh
Licence · 1
MAFFT → BSD, GPL, others
Operating system · 1
MAFFT → Unix, Linux, Mac, Windows
Release · 1
MAFFT → 2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Stable release · 1
MAFFT → 7.526 / April 2024; 2 years ago (2024-04)

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alignment sequences sequence algorithm alignments accuracy multiple time algorithms used complexity gap using fast fourier transform scoring guide distance tree

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MAFFTDeveloperKazutaka Katoh1.00infobox
MAFFTLicenceBSD, GPL, others1.00infobox
MAFFTOperating systemUnix, Linux, Mac, Windows1.00infobox
MAFFTRelease2002; 24 years ago (2002)1.00infobox
MAFFTStable release7.526 / April 2024; 2 years ago (2024-04)1.00infobox
MAFFTTypeBioinformatics tool1.00infobox
MAFFTWebsitemafft.cbrc.jp/alignment/software1.00infobox
MAFFTWritten inC1.00infobox
ClustalWinstance ofstudies have shown that MAFFT performs exceptionally well when compared to other popular algorithms0.80text
T-Coffeeinstance ofstudies have shown that MAFFT performs exceptionally well when compared to other popular algorithms0.80text
particularly for larger datasetsinstance ofstudies have shown that MAFFT performs exceptionally well when compared to other popular algorithms0.80text
sequences with high degrees of divergenceinstance ofstudies have shown that MAFFT performs exceptionally well when compared to other popular algorithms0.80text

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