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Position-Specific Scoring Matrices  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Matrices, Position-Specific Weight
  • Matrices, Position Weight
  • Matrix, Position-Specific Scoring
  • Matrix, Position-Specific Weight
  • Matrix, Position Weight
  • Position Specific Scoring Matrix
  • Position-Specific Scoring Matrix
  • Position Specific Weight Matrices
  • Position-Specific Weight Matrices
  • Position Specific Weight Matrix
  • Position-Specific Weight Matrix
  • Position Weight Matrices
  • Position Weight Matrix
  • Scoring Matrix, Position-Specific
  • Weight Matrices, Position
  • Weight Matrices, Position-Specific
  • Weight Matrix, Position
  • Weight Matrix, Position-Specific

Scope note

  • Tabular numerical representations of sequence motifs displaying their variability as likelihood values for each possible residue at each position in a sequence. Position-specific scoring matrices (PSSMs) are calculated from position frequency matrices.

History note

  • 2010

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D056510

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