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Sequelog

The term 'sequelog' denotes a nucleotide or amino acid
sequence that is similar, to a specified extent, to another
sequence. This term is strictly about sequential similarity and implies nothing about evolutionary relatedness and functional properties of sequences.


Defined by Alexander Varshavsky

See also: homolog, ortholog, paralog, pseudoortholog, pseudoparalog, spalog, xenolog

Web Resources On Sequelog

‘Spalog? and ‘sequelog?: neutral terms for spatial and sequence similarity
The trouble with homology
Orthologs, Paralogs and Evolutionary Genomics

Editor(s): David L. Hagen

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