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== Parsimony ==

== Parsimony ==

This refers to the representation of a variant in as few nucleotides as possible.  For insertions, a representation with more than a single nucleotide from the reference sequence is not considered parsimonious.  For deletions, a representation of the alternate allele with more than a single reference sequence nucleotide is not considered parsimonious.  For the insertion in the figure above, the blue representation is not parsimonious because the second CA can be inferred from the reference sequence.  The maroon representation is parsimonious as it contains only a single base from the reference sequence.

This refers to the representation of a variant in as few nucleotides as possible.  For simple insertions, a representation with more than a single nucleotide from the reference sequence is not considered parsimonious.  For simple deletions, a representation of the alternate allele with more than a single reference sequence nucleotide is not considered parsimonious.  For the insertion in the figure above, the blue representation is not parsimonious because the second CA can be inferred from the reference sequence.  The maroon representation is parsimonious as it contains only a single base from the reference sequence.

== Left alignment ==

== Left alignment ==