ape (version 2.3-3)

del.gaps: Delete Alignment Gaps in DNA Sequences

Description

This function removes the insertion gaps ("-") in a sample of DNA sequences.

Usage

del.gaps(x)

Arguments

x
a matrix, a list, or a vector containing the DNA sequences.

Value

  • A vector (if there is only one input sequence) or a list of class "DNAbin".

Details

The sequences can be either in "DNAbin" or in character format, but the returned object is always of class "DNAbin". If x is a vector, then a vector is returned; if it is a list or a matrix, then a list is returned.

See Also

base.freq, GC.content, theta.s, nuc.div, seg.sites