Figure 2From: MaxAlign: maximizing usable data in an alignmentExample of MaxAlign processing. Example alignment, before (a) and after (b) MaxAlign. In the original unprocessed alignment (a), only the three middle columns would be included in a subsequent analysis (alignment area = 3 rows × 7 columns = 21). The first three columns have the same gap pattern. After MaxAlign processing (b) (resulting in removal of sequences A and B) only the last two columns would be excluded by having gaps (alignment area = 5 rows × 6 columns = 30).Back to article page