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Record 1 2018-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Biotechnology
DEF

[A program that] finds regions of local similarity between [nucleotide or protein] sequences [by comparing] nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases and [calculating] the statistical significance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

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