IUPACpal: efficient identification of inverted repeats in IUPAC-encoded DNA sequences

Abstract Background An inverted repeat is a DNA sequence followed downstream by its reverse complement, potentially with a gap in the centre. Inverted repeats are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes and they have been linked with countless possible functions. Many international consorti...

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Main Authors: Hayam Alamro, Mai Alzamel, Costas S. Iliopoulos, Solon P. Pissis, Steven Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-03983-2