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position weight matrix: a standalone construct

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Bioinformatics

a table of per-position base preferences used to score how well a sequence matches a binding motif.

In bioinformatics, position weight matrix refers to a table of per-position base preferences used to score how well a sequence matches a binding motif. This meaning comes from Stormo (1982) in Nucleic Acids Research.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

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References

Stormo, G. D., Schneider, T. D., Gold, L., & Ehrenfeucht, A. (1982). Use of the ‘Perceptron’ algorithm to distinguish translational initiation sites in E. coli. Nucleic Acids Research, 10(9), 2997-3011. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/10.9.2997

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