ape (version 5.8-1)

where: Find Patterns in DNA Sequences

Description

This function finds patterns in a single or a set of DNA or AA sequences.

Usage

where(x, pattern)

Value

a vector of integers or a list of such vectors.

Arguments

x

an object inheriting the class either "DNAbin" or "AAbin".

pattern

a character string to be searched in x.

Author

Emmanuel Paradis

Details

If x is a vector, the function returns a single vector giving the position(s) where the pattern was found. If x is a matrix or a list, it returns a list with the positions of the pattern for each sequence.

Patterns may be overlapping. For instance, if pattern = "tata" and the sequence starts with `tatata', then the output will be c(1, 3).

See Also

DNAbin, image.DNAbin, AAbin

Examples

data(woodmouse)
where(woodmouse, "tata")
## with AA sequences:
x <- trans(woodmouse, 2)
where(x, "irk")