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Global alignment of two DNA sequences using Dynamic Programming, DP

Global alignment of two DNA sequences using Dynamic Programming, DP


This program aligns two DNA sequences globally and uses Dynamic Programming to produce an exact sequence alignment.

Paste the sequences below or upload from files. Note that only FASTA format is valid.

The default values are
match score: +1,
substitution (mismatch) penalty: -1,
indel (gap) penalty: -1.

Aligning...

+More parameters


No alignment.

Paste the sequences above or upload from files.

Note that only FASTA format is valid.

Demo: To test, use the inbuilt sequences.

The following tutorials cover sequence alignment:
1. Starter level: Introduction to sequence comparison. 2. Basic level: Pair-wise sequence alignment. 3. Intermediate level: Pair-wise sequence alignment methods.