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NucleotideAlignmentBase

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Properties

Name Type Description
algorithm string
clustaloOptions object Options to pass to the ClustalO algorithm, only applicable for ClustalO.
files array
mafftOptions object Options to pass to the MAFFT algorithm, only applicable for MAFFT.
name string
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JSON Schema

NucleotideAlignmentBase.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/benchling/json-schema/NucleotideAlignmentBase.json",
  "title": "NucleotideAlignmentBase",
  "properties": {
    "algorithm": {
      "enum": [
        "mafft",
        "clustalo"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "clustaloOptions": {
      "description": "Options to pass to the ClustalO algorithm, only applicable for ClustalO.",
      "properties": {
        "maxGuidetreeIterations": {
          "default": -1,
          "description": "Max guide tree iterations within combined iterations. Use -1 for no max (all iterations will include guide tree iterations).",
          "maximum": 5,
          "minimum": -1,
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "maxHmmIterations": {
          "default": -1,
          "description": "Max HMM iterations within combined iterations. Use -1 for no max (all iterations will include HMM iterations).",
          "maximum": 5,
          "minimum": -1,
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "mbedGuideTree": {
          "default": true,
          "description": "Whether mBed-like clustering guide tree should be used (faster to use it).",
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "mbedIteration": {
          "default": true,
          "description": "Whether mBed-like clustering iteration should be used (faster to use it).",
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "numCombinedIterations": {
          "default": 0,
          "description": "Number of (combined guide-tree/HMM) iterations.",
          "maximum": 5,
          "minimum": 0,
          "type": "integer"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "files": {
      "items": {
        "oneOf": [
          {
            "properties": {
              "sequenceId": {
                "example": "seq_3cxbVcCf",
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "type": "object"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/NucleotideAlignmentFile"
          }
        ]
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "mafftOptions": {
      "description": "Options to pass to the MAFFT algorithm, only applicable for MAFFT.",
      "properties": {
        "adjustDirection": {
          "default": "fast",
          "description": "Adjust direction:\n * `fast`: Enabled, quickly.\n * `accurate`: Enabled, accurately (slow).\n * `disabled`: Disabled, fastest.\n",
          "enum": [
            "fast",
            "accurate",
            "disabled"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "gapExtensionPenalty": {
          "default": 0.0,
          "description": "Gap extension penalty.",
          "type": "number"
        },
        "gapOpenPenalty": {
          "default": 1.53,
          "description": "Gap open penalty.",
          "type": "number"
        },
        "maxIterations": {
          "default": 0,
          "description": "Max refinement iterations. Not applicable for auto strategy, as it will be selected automatically.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "retree": {
          "default": 2,
          "description": "Tree rebuilding. Only used for 6-mer strategy.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "strategy": {
          "default": "auto",
          "description": "MAFFT Strategy:\n * `auto`: Pick a strategy automatically based on the count and size of inputs.\n * `sixmer`: Use 6-mer distance for constructing the guide tree.\n * `localpair`: Compute local pairwise alignments using Smith-Waterman for constructing the guide tree and iterative refinement.\n * `globalpair`: Compute global pairwise alignments using Needleman-Wunsch for constructing the guide tree and iterative refinement.\n",
          "enum": [
            "auto",
            "sixmer",
            "localpair",
            "globalpair"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "name": {
      "example": "my new alignment",
      "maxLength": 255,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "algorithm",
    "files"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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