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Alignment free comparison: k word voting model and its applications.

Lianping Yang1, Xiangde Zhang, Hegui Zhu

  • 1College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China. yangmath@aliyun.com

Journal of Theoretical Biology
|July 16, 2013
PubMed
Summary
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This study introduces a novel word voting model for alignment-free biological sequence comparison. It uses information entropy for accurate similarity searches and phylogenetic tree construction without k-mer limitations.

Keywords:
Gamma distributionInformation entropyLarge scale comparison

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Sequence Analysis

Background:

  • Alignment-free sequence comparison is crucial for large-scale biological data analysis.
  • Existing methods often rely on k-mer frequencies, imposing limitations on parameter choice.
  • A need exists for flexible and effective alignment-free comparison techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel word voting model for alignment-free biological sequence comparison.
  • To overcome the limitations of k-mer based frequency analysis in sequence comparison.
  • To validate the model's efficacy in similarity searching and phylogenetic analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a word voting model that does not rely on k-mer frequency or statistics.
  • Utilized information entropy of the gamma distribution to quantify sequence differences.
  • Applied the model to perform similarity searches and construct phylogenetic trees.

Main Results:

  • The proposed word voting model effectively compares biological sequences without alignment.
  • The method demonstrates no inherent limitations on the choice of 'k'.
  • Successful application in similarity search and phylogenetic tree construction validates the model.

Conclusions:

  • The word voting model offers a new, flexible approach to alignment-free sequence comparison.
  • Information entropy provides a robust measure for characterizing sequence variations.
  • This method holds promise for advancing large-scale biological sequence analysis and evolutionary studies.