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Global Sequence Alignment: the Needleman-‐Wunsch Algorithm

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Idea: <br />

How can we find an opLmal <br />

alignment? <br />

– Enumerate all possible alignments of s 1 and s 2 . <br />

– Calculate score using <strong>the</strong> column scoring funcLon. <br />

– Pick <strong>the</strong> alignment(s) with <strong>the</strong> highest score. <br />

Why is this a terrible idea?

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