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RNA structure and shape combinatorics

User defined shape abstraction


You can define your own shape abstraction by indicating characters that represent a structural feature in the shape string. By leaving the character field empty, the feature is abstracted away.

feature indicator for predefined for level
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single strand in
multiloop/external loop
_        
single strand in
bulges, internal loop
_ _      
bulge interrupting helix [,] [,] [,]    
internal loop interrupting helix [,] [,] [,] [,]  
helix end [,] [,] [,] [,] [,]
multiloop helix [,] [,] [,] [,] [,]