Generic function NEEDLEMAN-WUNSCH

Package:

CLARITY

Syntax:

  needleman-wunsch string-1 string-2
  

Arguments and Values:

string-1---a string

string-2---a string

Description:

The generic function needleman-wunsch uses the Needleman Wunsch algorithm to align two strings and then returns their alignment score. It takes two parameters string-1 and string-2, the strings to be aligned.

cl-prompt: (clarity:needleman-wunsch "UDUUID" "UUDDID")
  cl-prompt: -2