phastCon

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phastCon Definition

A computer program based on a two-state phylogenetic hidden Markov model (phylo-HMM) that works by fitting a phylo-HMM to the data by maximum likelihood, subject to constraints designed to calibrate the model across species groups, and then predicting conserved elements based on this model.

phastCon Synonyms

phastCon, phastCon Program, phastCon Software

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