Create an alignment

Alignments can be created from sequences, sequence lists, existing alignments and from any combination of the three.

To create an alignment, go to:

        Toolbox | Alignments and Trees (Image alignmentsandtrees)| Create Alignment (Image alignment)

This opens the dialog shown in figure 16.1.

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Figure 16.3: Creating an alignment.

After selecting the elements to align, you are presented with options that can be configured (figure 16.2).

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Figure 16.4: Adjusting alignment algorithm parameters.



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