Section: Software

YASS – local homology search

YASS is a software for computing similarity regions in genomic sequences, that is based on our work on novel seeding techniques. It is accompanied by Hedera and Iedera software programs that implement the algorithms of [45] , [46] for seed optimization. The main features that distinguish YASS from its main competitors, such as PatternHunter , are the use of transition-constrained seeds, a powerful technique for designing those seeds, and an efficient implementation.