Homology Overview

DECIPHER has many powerful tools for detecting sequence homology. Several of these tools are showcased in the examples below.

Why use DECIPHER for detecting sequence homology?

• DECIPHER can search for sequences orders of magnitude faster than BLAST and searches large datasets without loss of sensitivity.
• Clusterize provides linear time clustering with higher sensitivity than alternative programs. Clusterize can even cluster using a model of evolution or a substitution matrix.
• DetectRepeats can find tandem repeats in genome-scale sequences with very high accuracy.
• All of DECIPHER's search functionality is easy to use, parallelized, and scalable.

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Clusterize - Find groups of sequences that are within a distance cutoff as quickly as possible.

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Detect Repeats - Detect tandem repeats within genes, proteins, or genomes.

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Find Chimeras - Find chimeric sequences composed of multiple different sequences, such as the sequence in the DECIPHER logo above.

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Sequence Search - Rapidly identify regions of similarity between query and target sequences.