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Everything about MAFFT

In bioinformatics, MAFFT is a program used to create multiple sequence alignments of amino acid or nucleotide sequences. Published in 2002, the first version used an algorithm based on progressive alignment, in which the sequences were clustered with the help of the fast Fourier transform. Subsequent versions of MAFFT have added other algorithms and modes of operation, including options for faster alignment of large numbers of sequences, higher accuracy alignments, alignment of non-coding RNA sequences, and the addition of new sequences to existing alignments. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: MAFFTA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Concatenator, a user-friendly program to concatenate DNA sequences, implementing graphical user interfaces for MAFFT and FastTreeInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Bioinformatics for DNA sequence analysisThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and UsabilityCited 46,111 times
  5. Go sideways: ClustalA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Multiple sequence alignmentA closely related topic

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  3. Input/output
  4. Settings
  5. Accuracy and results

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