Visualization of Biological Sequence Similarity Search Results
Publication Type  Conference Paper
Year of Publication  1995
Authors  Chi, E.H.; Riedl, J.
Conference Name  6th Conference on Visualization
Conference Location  Washington, D.C.
Pagination  44-51
Conference Start Date  10/1995
Publisher  IEEE Computer Society
ISBN Number  0-8186-7187-4
Abstract  

Biological sequence similarity analysis presents visualization challenges, primarily because of the massive amounts of discrete, multi dimensional data. Genomic data generated by molecular biologists is analyzed by algorithms that search for similarity to known sequences in large genomic databases. The output from these algorithms can be several thousand pages of text, and is difficult to analyze because of its length and complexity. We developed and implemented a novel graphical representation for sequence similarity search results, which visually reveals features that are difficult to find in textual reports. The method opens new possibilities in the interpretation of this discrete, multidimensional data by enabling interactive investigation of the graphical representation.

DOI  10.1109/VISUAL.1995.480794
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