Motif Models

Aligned Motif Instances

A motif model starts from aligned examples of the recurring pattern.

highlighted = computed this step

A motif is a recurring pattern

A motif is a short recurring DNA pattern. Here the examples have already been aligned so columns can be compared directly.

motif=recurring aligned pattern\text{motif}=\text{recurring aligned pattern}
Aligned motif instancesEach row is one aligned instance of the running motif.InstancePosition 1Position 2Position 3Position 41ACGT2ACGA3ACGT4AGGT

Begin from aligned instances

The running data set has N equals 4 aligned instances, each with 4 positions.

N=4,width=4N=4,\quad \text{width}=4
Aligned motif instancesEach row is one aligned instance of the running motif.InstancePosition 1Position 2Position 3Position 41ACGT2ACGA3ACGT4AGGT