It is therefore possible to see at a glance where there are local regions of similarity as these will have long diagonal lines. This is a fast, but not especially sensitive way of creating dotplots. It is an acceptable method for displaying regions of substantial similarity between two sequences. Here is a sample session with dottup. An image is output to the resquested output device.
Data files None.
Diagnostic Error Messages None. Exit status 0 upon successful completion. Known bugs None. It is slower but much more sensitive. History Completed 24th March 1999.