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[[Image:left_alignment.png|none|500px|This figure shows multiple representations of a CA tandem repeat. The left shows five possible representations differentiated by color. The right shows the corresponding representation in VCF. The last representation represents the left aligned and parsi- monious representation of the Indel.]]  

[[Image:left_alignment.png|none|500px|This figure shows multiple representations of a CA tandem repeat. The left shows five possible representations differentiated by color. The right shows the corresponding representation in VCF. The last representation represents the left aligned and parsi- monious representation of the Indel.]]  

== Parsimony ==

== Parsimony ==

This refers to the representation of a variant in as few nucleotides as possible.  A representation that sports nucleotides that can be inferred from the reference sequence is considered not parsimonious.   

This refers to the representation of a variant in as few nucleotides as possible.  A representation that sports nucleotides that can be inferred from the reference sequence is considered not parsimonious.  The blue variant representation in the figure is non parsimonious while the maroon representation is.

The blue variant representation in the figure is non parsimonious while the maroon representation is.

== Left alignment ==

== Left alignment ==