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1 /*
2  *  maligner.cpp
3  *  Mothur
4  *
5  *  Created by westcott on 9/23/09.
6  *  Copyright 2009 Schloss Lab. All rights reserved.
7  *
8  */
9
10 #include "maligner.h"
11
12 /***********************************************************************/ //int num, int match, int misMatch, , string mode, Database* dataLeft, Database* dataRight
13 Maligner::Maligner(vector<Sequence*> temp, int match, int misMatch, float div, int ms, int minCov) : db(temp), matchScore(match), misMatchPenalty(misMatch), minDivR(div), minSimilarity(ms), minCoverage(minCov) { 
14                         //numWanted(num),  , searchMethod(mode), databaseLeft(dataLeft), databaseRight(dataRight)
15                         
16                         m = MothurOut::getInstance(); 
17                         
18 }
19 /***********************************************************************/
20 string Maligner::getResults(Sequence* q, DeCalculator* decalc) {
21         try {
22                 
23                 outputResults.clear();
24                 
25                 //make copy so trimming doesn't destroy query from calling class - remember to deallocate
26                 query = new Sequence(q->getName(), q->getAligned());
27                 
28                 string chimera;
29                 
30                 //copy refSeqs so that filter does not effect original
31                 for(int i = 0; i < db.size(); i++) {  
32                         Sequence* newSeq = new Sequence(db[i]->getName(), db[i]->getAligned());
33                         refSeqs.push_back(newSeq);
34                 }
35                 
36                 refSeqs = minCoverageFilter(refSeqs);
37                 
38                 if (refSeqs.size() < 2)  { 
39                         for (int i = 0; i < refSeqs.size(); i++) {  delete refSeqs[i];  }
40                         percentIdenticalQueryChimera = 0.0;
41                         return "unknown"; 
42                 }
43                 
44                 int chimeraPenalty = computeChimeraPenalty();
45                 
46                 //fills outputResults
47                 chimera = chimeraMaligner(chimeraPenalty, decalc);
48                 
49                 if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
50                                 
51                 //free memory
52                 delete query;
53
54                 for (int i = 0; i < refSeqs.size(); i++) {  delete refSeqs[i];  }
55                 
56                 return chimera;
57         }
58         catch(exception& e) {
59                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "getResults");
60                 exit(1);
61         }
62 }
63 /***********************************************************************/
64 string Maligner::chimeraMaligner(int chimeraPenalty, DeCalculator* decalc) {
65         try {
66                 
67                 string chimera;
68                 
69                 //trims seqs to first non gap char in all seqs and last non gap char in all seqs
70                 spotMap = decalc->trimSeqs(query, refSeqs);
71                 
72                 //you trimmed the whole sequence, skip
73                 if (query->getAligned() == "") { return "no"; }
74
75                 vector<Sequence*> temp = refSeqs;
76                 temp.push_back(query);
77                         
78                 verticalFilter(temp);
79                 
80                 //for (int i = 0; i < refSeqs.size(); i++) { cout << refSeqs[i]->getName() << endl ; }//<< refSeqs[i]->getAligned() << endl
81
82                 vector< vector<score_struct> > matrix = buildScoreMatrix(query->getAligned().length(), refSeqs.size()); //builds and initializes
83                 
84                 if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
85                 
86                 fillScoreMatrix(matrix, refSeqs, chimeraPenalty);
87                 
88                 vector<score_struct> path = extractHighestPath(matrix);
89                 
90                 if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
91                 
92                 vector<trace_struct> trace = mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(path, refSeqs);
93                 
94                 if (trace.size() > 1) {         chimera = "yes";        }
95                 else { chimera = "no";  return chimera; }
96                 
97                 int traceStart = path[0].col;
98                 int traceEnd = path[path.size()-1].col; 
99                 string queryInRange = query->getAligned();
100                 queryInRange = queryInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart));
101                 
102                 string chimeraSeq = constructChimericSeq(trace, refSeqs);
103                 
104                 percentIdenticalQueryChimera = computePercentID(queryInRange, chimeraSeq);
105                 
106         /*      
107                 vector<trace_struct> trace = extractHighestPath(matrix);
108                                 
109                 //cout << "traces\n";
110                 //for(int i=0;i<trace.size();i++){
111                 //      cout << trace[i].col << '\t' << trace[i].oldCol << '\t' << refSeqs[trace[i].row]->getName() << endl;
112                 //}
113                 
114                 if (trace.size() > 1) {         chimera = "yes";        }
115                 else { chimera = "no";  return chimera; }
116                 
117                 int traceStart = trace[0].col;
118                 int traceEnd = trace[trace.size()-1].oldCol;    
119                 string queryInRange = query->getAligned();
120                 queryInRange = queryInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart));*/
121                 
122                 if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
123                 
124                 //save output results
125                 for (int i = 0; i < trace.size(); i++) {
126                         int regionStart = trace[i].col;
127                         int regionEnd = trace[i].oldCol;
128                         int seqIndex = trace[i].row;
129                         
130                         results temp;
131                         
132                         temp.parent = refSeqs[seqIndex]->getName();
133                         temp.parentAligned = db[seqIndex]->getAligned();
134                         temp.nastRegionStart = spotMap[regionStart];
135                         temp.nastRegionEnd = spotMap[regionEnd];
136                         temp.regionStart = regionStart;
137                         temp.regionEnd = regionEnd;
138                         
139                         string parentInRange = refSeqs[seqIndex]->getAligned();
140                         parentInRange = parentInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart));
141                         
142                         temp.queryToParent = computePercentID(queryInRange, parentInRange);
143                         temp.divR = (percentIdenticalQueryChimera / temp.queryToParent);
144
145                         string queryInRegion = query->getAligned();
146                         queryInRegion = queryInRegion.substr(regionStart, (regionEnd-regionStart));
147                         
148                         string parentInRegion = refSeqs[seqIndex]->getAligned();
149                         parentInRegion = parentInRegion.substr(regionStart, (regionEnd-regionStart));
150                         
151                         temp.queryToParentLocal = computePercentID(queryInRegion, parentInRegion);
152                         
153                         //cout << query->getName() << '\t' << temp.parent << '\t' << "NAST:" << temp.nastRegionStart << '-' << temp.nastRegionEnd << " G:" << temp.queryToParent << " L:" << temp.queryToParentLocal << ", " <<  temp.divR << endl;
154
155                         outputResults.push_back(temp);
156                 }
157                 
158                 return chimera;
159         }
160         catch(exception& e) {
161                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "chimeraMaligner");
162                 exit(1);
163         }
164 }
165 /***********************************************************************/
166 //removes top matches that do not have minimum coverage with query.
167 vector<Sequence*> Maligner::minCoverageFilter(vector<Sequence*> ref){  
168         try {
169                 vector<Sequence*> newRefs;
170                 
171                 string queryAligned = query->getAligned();
172                 
173                 for (int i = 0; i < ref.size(); i++) {
174                         
175                         string refAligned = ref[i]->getAligned();
176                         
177                         int numBases = 0;
178                         int numCovered = 0;
179                         
180                         //calculate coverage
181                         for (int j = 0; j < queryAligned.length(); j++) {
182                                 
183                                 if (isalpha(queryAligned[j])) {
184                                         numBases++;
185                                         
186                                         if (isalpha(refAligned[j])) {
187                                                 numCovered++;
188                                         }
189                                 }
190                         }
191                         
192                         int coverage = ((numCovered/(float)numBases)*100);
193                         
194                         //if coverage above minimum
195                         if (coverage > minCoverage) {
196                                 newRefs.push_back(ref[i]);
197                         }else {
198                                 delete ref[i];
199                         }
200                 }
201                 
202                 return newRefs;
203         }
204         catch(exception& e) {
205                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "minCoverageFilter");
206                 exit(1);
207         }
208 }
209 /***********************************************************************/
210 // a breakpoint should yield fewer mismatches than this number with respect to the best parent sequence.
211 int Maligner::computeChimeraPenalty() {
212         try {
213                 
214                 int numAllowable = ((1.0 - (1.0/minDivR)) * query->getNumBases());
215
216 //              if(numAllowable < 1){   numAllowable = 1;       }
217                 
218                 int penalty = int(numAllowable + 1) * misMatchPenalty;
219
220                 return penalty;
221
222         }
223         catch(exception& e) {
224                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "computeChimeraPenalty");
225                 exit(1);
226         }
227 }
228 /***********************************************************************/
229 //this is a vertical filter
230 void Maligner::verticalFilter(vector<Sequence*> seqs) {
231         try {
232                 vector<int> gaps;       gaps.resize(query->getAligned().length(), 0);
233                 
234                 string filterString = (string(query->getAligned().length(), '1'));
235                 
236                 //for each sequence
237                 for (int i = 0; i < seqs.size(); i++) {
238                 
239                         string seqAligned = seqs[i]->getAligned();
240                         
241                         for (int j = 0; j < seqAligned.length(); j++) {
242                                 //if this spot is a gap
243                                 if ((seqAligned[j] == '-') || (seqAligned[j] == '.'))   {       gaps[j]++;      }
244                         }
245                 }
246                 
247                 //zero out spot where all sequences have blanks
248                 int numColRemoved = 0;
249                 for(int i = 0; i < seqs[0]->getAligned().length(); i++){
250                         if(gaps[i] == seqs.size())      {       filterString[i] = '0';  numColRemoved++;  }
251                 }
252                 
253                 map<int, int> newMap;
254                 //for each sequence
255                 for (int i = 0; i < seqs.size(); i++) {
256                 
257                         string seqAligned = seqs[i]->getAligned();
258                         string newAligned = "";
259                         int count = 0;
260                         
261                         for (int j = 0; j < seqAligned.length(); j++) {
262                                 //if this spot is not a gap
263                                 if (filterString[j] == '1') { 
264                                         newAligned += seqAligned[j]; 
265                                         newMap[count] = spotMap[j];
266                                         count++;
267                                 }
268                         }
269                         
270                         seqs[i]->setAligned(newAligned);
271                 }
272
273                 spotMap = newMap;
274         }
275         catch(exception& e) {
276                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "verticalFilter");
277                 exit(1);
278         }
279 }
280 //***************************************************************************************************************
281 vector< vector<score_struct> > Maligner::buildScoreMatrix(int cols, int rows) {
282         try{
283                 
284                 vector< vector<score_struct> > m(rows);
285                 
286                 for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
287                         for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
288                                 
289                                 //initialize each cell
290                                 score_struct temp;
291                                 temp.prev = -1;
292                                 temp.score = -9999999;
293                                 temp.col = j;
294                                 temp.row = i;
295                                 
296                                 m[i].push_back(temp);
297                         }
298                 }
299                 
300                 return m;
301         }
302         catch(exception& e) {
303                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "buildScoreMatrix");
304                 exit(1);
305         }
306 }
307
308 //***************************************************************************************************************
309
310 void Maligner::fillScoreMatrix(vector<vector<score_struct> >& ms, vector<Sequence*> seqs, int penalty) {
311         try{
312                 
313                 //get matrix dimensions
314                 int numCols = query->getAligned().length();
315                 int numRows = seqs.size();
316                 
317                 //initialize first col
318                 string queryAligned = query->getAligned();
319                 for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
320                         string subjectAligned = seqs[i]->getAligned();
321                         
322                         //are you both gaps?
323                         if ((!isalpha(queryAligned[0])) && (!isalpha(subjectAligned[0]))) {
324                                 ms[i][0].score = 0;
325 //                              ms[i][0].mismatches = 0;
326                         }else if (queryAligned[0] == subjectAligned[0])  { //|| subjectAligned[0] == 'N')
327                                 ms[i][0].score = matchScore;
328 //                              ms[i][0].mismatches = 0;
329                         }else{
330                                 ms[i][0].score = 0;
331 //                              ms[i][0].mismatches = 1;
332                         }
333                 }
334                 
335                 //fill rest of matrix
336                 for (int j = 1; j < numCols; j++) {  //iterate through matrix columns
337                 
338                         for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {  //iterate through matrix rows
339                                 
340                                 string subjectAligned = seqs[i]->getAligned();
341                                 
342                                 int matchMisMatchScore = 0;
343                                 //are you both gaps?
344                                 if ((!isalpha(queryAligned[j])) && (!isalpha(subjectAligned[j]))) {
345                                         //leave the same
346                                 }else if ((toupper(queryAligned[j]) == 'N') || (toupper(subjectAligned[j]) == 'N')) {
347                                         //matchMisMatchScore = matchScore;
348                                         //leave the same
349                                 }else if (queryAligned[j] == subjectAligned[j]) {
350                                         matchMisMatchScore = matchScore;
351 //                                      ms[i][j].mismatches = ms[i][j-1].mismatches;
352                                 }else if (queryAligned[j] != subjectAligned[j]) {
353                                         matchMisMatchScore = misMatchPenalty;
354 //                                      ms[i][j].mismatches = ms[i][j-1].mismatches + 1;
355                                 }
356                                 
357                                 //compute score based on previous columns scores
358                                 for (int prevIndex = 0; prevIndex < numRows; prevIndex++) { //iterate through rows
359                                         
360                                         int sumScore = matchMisMatchScore + ms[prevIndex][j-1].score;
361                                         
362                                         //you are not at yourself
363                                         if (prevIndex != i) {   sumScore += penalty;    }
364                                         if (sumScore < 0)       {       sumScore = 0;                   }
365                                         
366                                         if (sumScore > ms[i][j].score) {
367                                                 ms[i][j].score = sumScore;
368                                                 ms[i][j].prev = prevIndex;
369                                         }
370                                 }
371                         }
372                 }
373                 
374         /*      for(int i=0;i<numRows;i++){
375                         cout << seqs[i]->getName();
376                         for(int j=0;j<numCols;j++){
377                                 cout << '\t' << ms[i][j].mismatches;
378                         }
379                         cout << endl;
380                 }
381                 cout << endl;*/
382                 /*cout << numRows << '\t' << numCols << endl;
383                 for(int i=0;i<numRows;i++){
384                         cout << seqs[i]->getName() << endl << seqs[i]->getAligned() << endl << endl;
385                         if ((seqs[i]->getName() == "S000003470") || (seqs[i]->getName() == "S000383265") || (seqs[i]->getName() == "7000004128191054")) {
386                         for(int j=0;j<numCols;j++){
387                                 cout << '\t' << ms[i][j].score;
388                         }
389                         cout << endl;
390                         }
391                 }
392                 cout << endl;*/
393                 /*for(int i=0;i<numRows;i++){
394                         cout << seqs[i]->getName();
395                         for(int j=0;j<numCols;j++){
396                                 cout << '\t' << ms[i][j].prev;
397                         }
398                         cout << endl;
399                 }*/
400                 
401                 
402         }
403         catch(exception& e) {
404                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "fillScoreMatrix");
405                 exit(1);
406         }
407 }
408 //***************************************************************************************************************
409 vector<score_struct> Maligner::extractHighestPath(vector<vector<score_struct> > ms) {
410         try {
411                 
412                 //get matrix dimensions
413                 int numCols = query->getAligned().length();
414                 int numRows = ms.size();
415                 
416                 
417                 //find highest score scoring matrix
418                 score_struct highestStruct;
419                 int highestScore = 0;
420                 
421                 for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
422                         for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++) {
423                                 if (ms[i][j].score > highestScore) {
424                                         highestScore = ms[i][j].score;
425                                         highestStruct = ms[i][j];
426                                 }
427                         }
428                 }
429                 
430                 vector<score_struct> path;
431                 
432                 int rowIndex = highestStruct.row;
433                 int pos = highestStruct.col;
434                 int score = highestStruct.score;
435                 
436                 while (pos >= 0 && score > 0) {
437                         score_struct temp = ms[rowIndex][pos];
438                         score = temp.score;
439                         
440                         if (score > 0) {        path.push_back(temp);   }
441                         
442                         rowIndex = temp.prev;
443                         pos--;
444                 }
445                 
446                 reverse(path.begin(), path.end());
447                 
448                 return path;
449                 
450         }
451         catch(exception& e) {
452                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "extractHighestPath");
453                 exit(1);
454         }
455 }
456 //***************************************************************************************************************
457 vector<trace_struct> Maligner::mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(vector<score_struct> path, vector<Sequence*> seqs) {
458         try {
459                 vector<trace_struct> trace;
460                 
461                 int region_index = path[0].row;
462                 int region_start = path[0].col;
463                 
464                 for (int i = 1; i < path.size(); i++) {
465                         
466                         int next_region_index = path[i].row;
467                         
468                         if (next_region_index != region_index) {
469                                 
470                                 // add trace region
471                                 int col_index = path[i].col;
472                                 trace_struct temp;
473                                 temp.col = region_start;
474                                 temp.oldCol = col_index-1;
475                                 temp.row = region_index;
476                                 
477                                 trace.push_back(temp);
478                                 
479                                 region_index = path[i].row;
480                                 region_start = col_index;
481                         }
482                 }
483                 
484                 // get last one
485                 trace_struct temp;
486                 temp.col = region_start;
487                 temp.oldCol = path[path.size()-1].col;
488                 temp.row = region_index;
489                 trace.push_back(temp);
490                 
491                 return trace;
492                 
493         }
494         catch(exception& e) {
495                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "mapTraceRegionsToAlignment");
496                 exit(1);
497         }
498 }
499
500 /***************************************************************************************************************
501
502 vector<trace_struct> Maligner::extractHighestPath(vector<vector<score_struct> > ms) {
503         try {
504         
505                 
506                 //get matrix dimensions
507                 int numCols = query->getAligned().length();
508                 int numRows = ms.size();
509         
510         
511                 //find highest score scoring matrix
512                 vector<score_struct> highestStruct;
513                 int highestScore = 0;
514                 
515                 for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
516                         for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++) {
517                                 if (ms[i][j].score > highestScore) {
518                                         highestScore = ms[i][j].score;
519                                         highestStruct.resize(0);
520                                         highestStruct.push_back(ms[i][j]);
521                                 }
522                                 else if(ms[i][j].score == highestScore){
523                                         highestStruct.push_back(ms[i][j]);
524                                 }
525                         }
526                 }
527                         
528                 //cout << endl << highestScore << '\t' << highestStruct.size() << '\t' << highestStruct[0].row << endl; 
529                 
530                 vector<trace_struct> maxTrace;
531                 double maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera = 0;
532                 
533                 for(int i=0;i<highestStruct.size();i++){
534                         
535                         vector<score_struct> path;
536
537                         int rowIndex = highestStruct[i].row;
538                         int pos = highestStruct[i].col;
539                         int score = highestStruct[i].score;
540                                         
541                         while (pos >= 0 && score > 0) {
542                                 score_struct temp = ms[rowIndex][pos];
543                                 score = temp.score;
544                                 
545                                 if (score > 0) {        path.push_back(temp);   }
546                                 
547                                 rowIndex = temp.prev;
548                                 pos--;
549                         }
550
551                         reverse(path.begin(), path.end());
552
553                         vector<trace_struct> trace = mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(path, refSeqs);
554                 
555                         //cout << "traces\n";
556                         //for(int j=0;j<trace.size();j++){
557                         //      cout << trace[j].col << '\t' << trace[j].oldCol << '\t' << refSeqs[trace[j].row]->getName() << endl;
558                         //}
559                                                 
560                         int traceStart = path[0].col;
561                         int traceEnd = path[path.size()-1].col; 
562 //                      cout << "traceStart/End\t" << traceStart << '\t' << traceEnd << endl;
563                         
564                         string queryInRange = query->getAligned();
565                         queryInRange = queryInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart+1));
566 //                      cout << "here" << endl;
567                         string chimeraSeq = constructChimericSeq(trace, refSeqs);
568                         string antiChimeraSeq = constructAntiChimericSeq(trace, refSeqs);
569                 
570                         percentIdenticalQueryChimera = computePercentID(queryInRange, chimeraSeq);                      
571                         double percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera = computePercentID(queryInRange, antiChimeraSeq);
572 //                      cout << i << '\t' << percentIdenticalQueryChimera << '\t' << percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera << endl;
573                         
574                         if(percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera > maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera){
575                                 maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera = percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera;
576                                 maxTrace = trace;
577                         }
578                 }
579 //              cout << maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera << endl;
580                 return maxTrace;
581         
582                 
583         }
584         catch(exception& e) {
585                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "extractHighestPath");
586                 exit(1);
587         }
588 }
589
590 //***************************************************************************************************************
591
592 vector<trace_struct> Maligner::mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(vector<score_struct> path, vector<Sequence*> seqs) {
593         try {
594                 vector<trace_struct> trace;
595                 
596                 int region_index = path[0].row;
597                 int region_start = path[0].col;
598         
599                 for (int i = 1; i < path.size(); i++) {
600                 
601                         int next_region_index = path[i].row;
602                         
603                         if (next_region_index != region_index) {
604                                 
605                                 // add trace region
606                                 int col_index = path[i].col;
607                                 trace_struct temp;
608                                 temp.col = region_start;
609                                 temp.oldCol = col_index-1;
610                                 temp.row = region_index;
611                                 
612                                 trace.push_back(temp);
613                                                         
614                                 region_index = path[i].row;
615                                 region_start = col_index;
616                         }
617                 }
618         
619                 // get last one
620                 trace_struct temp;
621                 temp.col = region_start;
622                 temp.oldCol = path[path.size()-1].col;
623                 temp.row = region_index;
624                 trace.push_back(temp);
625
626 //              cout << endl;
627 //              cout << trace.size() << endl;
628 //              for(int i=0;i<trace.size();i++){
629 //                      cout << seqs[trace[i].row]->getName() << endl;
630 //              }
631 //              cout << endl;
632                 
633                 return trace;
634                 
635         }
636         catch(exception& e) {
637                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "mapTraceRegionsToAlignment");
638                 exit(1);
639         }
640 }
641 */
642 //***************************************************************************************************************
643
644 string Maligner::constructChimericSeq(vector<trace_struct> trace, vector<Sequence*> seqs) {
645         try {
646                 string chimera = "";
647                 
648                 for (int i = 0; i < trace.size(); i++) {
649 //                      cout << i << '\t' << trace[i].row << '\t' << trace[i].col << '\t' << trace[i].oldCol << endl;
650                         
651                         string seqAlign = seqs[trace[i].row]->getAligned();
652                         seqAlign = seqAlign.substr(trace[i].col, (trace[i].oldCol-trace[i].col+1));
653                         chimera += seqAlign;
654                 }
655                 
656                 if (chimera != "") { chimera = chimera.substr(0, (chimera.length()-1)); }
657                 return chimera;
658         }
659         catch(exception& e) {
660                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "constructChimericSeq");
661                 exit(1);
662         }
663 }
664
665 //***************************************************************************************************************
666
667 string Maligner::constructAntiChimericSeq(vector<trace_struct> trace, vector<Sequence*> seqs) {
668         try {
669                 string antiChimera = "";
670                 
671                 for (int i = 0; i < trace.size(); i++) {
672 //                      cout << i << '\t' << (trace.size() - i - 1) << '\t' << trace[i].row << '\t' << trace[i].col << '\t' << trace[i].oldCol << endl;
673                         
674                         int oppositeIndex = trace.size() - i - 1;
675                         
676                         string seqAlign = seqs[trace[oppositeIndex].row]->getAligned();
677                         seqAlign = seqAlign.substr(trace[i].col, (trace[i].oldCol-trace[i].col+1));
678                         antiChimera += seqAlign;
679                 }
680                 
681                 return antiChimera;
682         }
683         catch(exception& e) {
684                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "constructChimericSeq");
685                 exit(1);
686         }
687 }
688
689 //***************************************************************************************************************
690 float Maligner::computePercentID(string queryAlign, string chimera) {
691         try {
692         
693                 if (queryAlign.length() != chimera.length()) {
694                         m->mothurOut("Error, alignment strings are of different lengths: "); m->mothurOutEndLine();
695                         m->mothurOut(toString(queryAlign.length())); m->mothurOutEndLine(); 
696                         m->mothurOut(toString(chimera.length())); m->mothurOutEndLine();
697                         return -1.0;
698                 }
699
700                 int numIdentical = 0;
701                 int countA = 0;
702                 int countB = 0;
703                 for (int i = 0; i < queryAlign.length(); i++) {
704                         if (((queryAlign[i] != 'G') && (queryAlign[i] != 'T') && (queryAlign[i] != 'A') && (queryAlign[i] != 'C')&& (queryAlign[i] != '.') && (queryAlign[i] != '-')) ||
705                                 ((chimera[i] != 'G') && (chimera[i] != 'T') && (chimera[i] != 'A') && (chimera[i] != 'C')&& (chimera[i] != '.') && (chimera[i] != '-'))) {}
706                         else {
707
708                                 bool charA = false; bool charB = false;
709                                 if ((queryAlign[i] == 'G') || (queryAlign[i] == 'T') || (queryAlign[i] == 'A') || (queryAlign[i] == 'C')) { charA = true; }
710                                 if ((chimera[i] == 'G') || (chimera[i] == 'T') || (chimera[i] == 'A') || (chimera[i] == 'C')) { charB = true; }
711                                         
712                                 if (charA || charB) {
713                                                 
714                                         if (charA) { countA++; }
715                                         if (charB) { countB++; }
716                                                 
717                                         if (queryAlign[i] == chimera[i]) {
718                                                 numIdentical++;
719                                         }
720                                 }
721                         }
722                 }
723                 
724                 float numBases = (countA + countB) /(float) 2;
725                 
726                 if (numBases == 0) { return 0; }
727         
728                 float percentIdentical = (numIdentical/(float)numBases) * 100;
729
730                 return percentIdentical;
731                 
732         }
733         catch(exception& e) {
734                 m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "computePercentID");
735                 exit(1);
736         }
737 }
738 //***************************************************************************************************************