This volume is a collection of protocols that discuss how to install and run tools for calculation and visualization of multiple sequence alignments (MSAs), and other analyses related to MSAs. Chapters cover basic MSA tools and specially designed tools to deal with new types of data resulting from recent developments in sequencing technologies. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and data, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Cutting-edge and thorough, Multiple Sequence Alignments: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for experimental biologists who want to run MSA tools, and acquire basic and advanced information to further their understanding of the available technologies.