EMPOP SAM2

The submission quality-assurance module used by the EMPOP database to screen incoming mtDNA sequences for phylogenetic inconsistencies, sequencing artefacts, and nomenclature errors. Only sequences passing SAM2 are included in the frequency-estimation dataset.

Explained in

Sequence Alignment, BLAST, GenBank, Mitomap and EMPOP

Related terms

E-value (BLAST)Haplogroup INSDC rCRS

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