
Figure 3.
With a row–column or partial order representation, any local similarities that “cross” are inconsistent. In our representation, these local similarities are permissible and lead to cycles in the alignment.
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With a row–column or partial order representation, any local similarities that “cross” are inconsistent. In our representation, these local similarities are permissible and lead to cycles in the alignment.