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Table 1 Power of k-base encoding assuming a real-world per-base error-rate

From: Local alignment of generalized k-base encoded DNA sequence

k(encoding width)

Power (0 SNPs)

Power (1 SNP)

Power (2 SNPs)

1

0.877

0.847

0.820

2

0.931

0.824

0.706

3

0.963

0.876

0.784

4

0.964

0.911

0.834

5

0.965

0.911

0.840

  1. Power calculated as the fraction of reads that correctly align. 10, 000 simulated 50 bp reads from the E. Coli genome were generated with an estimated real-world error rate.