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GapPenalty

GapPenalty
is an option for SequenceAlignment and related functions that gives the additional cost associated with each gap corresponding to a run of insertions or deletions.
  • GapPenalty->p specifies that the similarity of sequences should have an amount p subtracted for every run of insertions or deletions needed to align the sequences.
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Basic Examples   (2)
By default an alignment is found with two gaps:
Increasing the penalty for gaps forces another alignment with fewer gaps:
The default alignment score:
Add an additional penalty for the gap:
By default an alignment is found with two gaps:
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Increasing the penalty for gaps forces another alignment with fewer gaps:
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The default alignment score:
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Add an additional penalty for the gap:
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