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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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | BMC Bioinformatics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-03983-2 |