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pseudoaligner

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tool that rapidly assigns sequencing reads to transcripts (or genes) without performing base-by-base alignment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: bioinformatics, biology, computing, engineering, genetics, mathematics, medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 2023, Xinkun Wang, Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis For example, kallisto is a pseudoaligner that aligns k-mers in reads to a hash table built from k-mers that represent different transcripts in the reference transcriptome.

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History

Etymology

From pseudo- + aligner.