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+/*
+ *  maligner.cpp
+ *  Mothur
+ *
+ *  Created by westcott on 9/23/09.
+ *  Copyright 2009 Schloss Lab. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "maligner.h"
+
+/***********************************************************************/ //int num, int match, int misMatch, , string mode, Database* dataLeft, Database* dataRight
+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) { 
+                       //numWanted(num),  , searchMethod(mode), databaseLeft(dataLeft), databaseRight(dataRight)
+                       
+                       m = MothurOut::getInstance(); 
+                       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+string Maligner::getResults(Sequence q, DeCalculator decalc) {
+       try {
+               
+               outputResults.clear();
+               
+               //make copy so trimming doesn't destroy query from calling class - remember to deallocate
+               query.setName(q.getName()); query.setAligned(q.getAligned());
+               
+               string chimera;
+               
+               //copy refSeqs so that filter does not effect original
+               for(int i = 0; i < db.size(); i++) {  
+                       Sequence newSeq(db[i].getName(), db[i].getAligned());
+                       refSeqs.push_back(newSeq);
+               }
+               
+               refSeqs = minCoverageFilter(refSeqs);
+               
+               if (refSeqs.size() < 2)  { 
+                       //for (int i = 0; i < refSeqs.size(); i++) {  delete refSeqs[i];        }
+                       percentIdenticalQueryChimera = 0.0;
+                       return "unknown"; 
+               }
+               
+               int chimeraPenalty = computeChimeraPenalty();
+       
+               //fills outputResults
+               chimera = chimeraMaligner(chimeraPenalty, decalc);
+               
+               if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
+                               
+               //free memory
+               //delete query;
+
+               //for (int i = 0; i < refSeqs.size(); i++) {  delete refSeqs[i];        }
+               
+               return chimera;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "getResults");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+string Maligner::chimeraMaligner(int chimeraPenalty, DeCalculator decalc) {
+       try {
+               
+               string chimera;
+               //trims seqs to first non gap char in all seqs and last non gap char in all seqs
+               spotMap = decalc.trimSeqs(query, refSeqs);
+
+               //you trimmed the whole sequence, skip
+               if (query.getAligned() == "") { return "no"; }
+
+               vector<Sequence> temp = refSeqs;
+               temp.push_back(query);
+                       
+               temp = verticalFilter(temp);
+               query = temp[temp.size()-1];
+               for (int i = 0; i < temp.size()-1; i++) {  refSeqs[i] = temp[i]; }
+               
+               //for (int i = 0; i < refSeqs.size(); i++) { cout << refSeqs[i]->getName() << endl ; }//<< refSeqs[i]->getAligned() << endl
+
+               vector< vector<score_struct> > matrix = buildScoreMatrix(query.getAligned().length(), refSeqs.size()); //builds and initializes
+               
+               if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
+               
+               fillScoreMatrix(matrix, refSeqs, chimeraPenalty);
+               
+               vector<score_struct> path = extractHighestPath(matrix);
+               
+               if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
+               
+               vector<trace_struct> trace = mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(path);
+                               
+               if (trace.size() > 1) {         chimera = "yes";        }
+               else { chimera = "no";  return chimera; }
+               
+               int traceStart = path[0].col;
+               int traceEnd = path[path.size()-1].col; 
+               string queryInRange = query.getAligned();
+               queryInRange = queryInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart+1));
+//             cout << queryInRange << endl;
+               string chimeraSeq = constructChimericSeq(trace, refSeqs);
+//             cout << chimeraSeq << endl;
+               
+//             cout << queryInRange.length() << endl;
+//             cout << chimeraSeq.length() << endl;
+               
+               percentIdenticalQueryChimera = computePercentID(queryInRange, chimeraSeq);
+               
+//             cout << percentIdenticalQueryChimera << endl;
+       /*      
+               vector<trace_struct> trace = extractHighestPath(matrix);
+                               
+               //cout << "traces\n";
+               //for(int i=0;i<trace.size();i++){
+               //      cout << trace[i].col << '\t' << trace[i].oldCol << '\t' << refSeqs[trace[i].row]->getName() << endl;
+               //}
+               
+               if (trace.size() > 1) {         chimera = "yes";        }
+               else { chimera = "no";  return chimera; }
+               
+               int traceStart = trace[0].col;
+               int traceEnd = trace[trace.size()-1].oldCol;    
+               string queryInRange = query->getAligned();
+               queryInRange = queryInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart));*/
+               
+               if (m->control_pressed) { return chimera;  }
+               
+               //save output results
+               for (int i = 0; i < trace.size(); i++) {
+                       int regionStart = trace[i].col;
+                       int regionEnd = trace[i].oldCol;
+                       int seqIndex = trace[i].row;
+                       
+//                     cout << regionStart << '\t' << regionEnd << '\t' << seqIndex << endl;
+                       results temp;
+                       
+                       temp.parent = refSeqs[seqIndex].getName();
+                       temp.parentAligned = db[seqIndex].getAligned();
+                       temp.nastRegionStart = spotMap[regionStart];
+                       temp.nastRegionEnd = spotMap[regionEnd];
+                       temp.regionStart = unalignedMap[regionStart];
+                       temp.regionEnd = unalignedMap[regionEnd];
+                       
+                       string parentInRange = refSeqs[seqIndex].getAligned();
+                       parentInRange = parentInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart+1));
+                       
+                       temp.queryToParent = computePercentID(queryInRange, parentInRange);
+                       temp.divR = (percentIdenticalQueryChimera / temp.queryToParent);
+
+                       string queryInRegion = query.getAligned();
+                       queryInRegion = queryInRegion.substr(regionStart, (regionEnd-regionStart+1));
+                       
+                       string parentInRegion = refSeqs[seqIndex].getAligned();
+                       parentInRegion = parentInRegion.substr(regionStart, (regionEnd-regionStart+1));
+                       
+                       temp.queryToParentLocal = computePercentID(queryInRegion, parentInRegion);
+                       
+                       //cout << query->getName() << '\t' << temp.parent << '\t' << "NAST:" << temp.nastRegionStart << '-' << temp.nastRegionEnd << " G:" << temp.queryToParent << " L:" << temp.queryToParentLocal << ", " <<  temp.divR << endl;
+
+                       outputResults.push_back(temp);
+               }
+               
+               return chimera;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "chimeraMaligner");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+//removes top matches that do not have minimum coverage with query.
+vector<Sequence> Maligner::minCoverageFilter(vector<Sequence> ref){  
+       try {
+               vector<Sequence> newRefs;
+               
+               string queryAligned = query.getAligned();
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < ref.size(); i++) {
+                       
+                       string refAligned = ref[i].getAligned();
+                       
+                       int numBases = 0;
+                       int numCovered = 0;
+                       
+                       //calculate coverage
+                       for (int j = 0; j < queryAligned.length(); j++) {
+                               
+                               if (isalpha(queryAligned[j])) {
+                                       numBases++;
+                                       
+                                       if (isalpha(refAligned[j])) {
+                                               numCovered++;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       
+                       int coverage = ((numCovered/(float)numBases)*100);
+                       
+                       //if coverage above minimum
+                       if (coverage > minCoverage) {
+                               newRefs.push_back(ref[i]);
+                       }//else {
+                               //delete ref[i];
+                       //}
+               }
+               
+               return newRefs;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "minCoverageFilter");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+// a breakpoint should yield fewer mismatches than this number with respect to the best parent sequence.
+int Maligner::computeChimeraPenalty() {
+       try {
+               
+               int numAllowable = ((1.0 - (1.0/minDivR)) * query.getNumBases());
+
+//             if(numAllowable < 1){   numAllowable = 1;       }
+               
+               int penalty = int(numAllowable + 1) * misMatchPenalty;
+
+               return penalty;
+
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "computeChimeraPenalty");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+//this is a vertical filter
+vector<Sequence> Maligner::verticalFilter(vector<Sequence> seqs) {
+       try {
+               vector<int> gaps;       gaps.resize(query.getAligned().length(), 0);
+               
+               string filterString = (string(query.getAligned().length(), '1'));
+               
+               //for each sequence
+               for (int i = 0; i < seqs.size(); i++) {
+               
+                       string seqAligned = seqs[i].getAligned();
+                       
+                       for (int j = 0; j < seqAligned.length(); j++) {
+                               //if this spot is a gap
+                               if ((seqAligned[j] == '-') || (seqAligned[j] == '.'))   {       gaps[j]++;      }
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               //zero out spot where all sequences have blanks
+               int numColRemoved = 0;
+               for(int i = 0; i < seqs[0].getAligned().length(); i++){
+                       if(gaps[i] == seqs.size())      {       filterString[i] = '0';  numColRemoved++;  }
+               }
+               
+               map<int, int> newMap;
+               //for each sequence
+               for (int i = 0; i < seqs.size(); i++) {
+               
+                       string seqAligned = seqs[i].getAligned();
+                       string newAligned = "";
+                       int count = 0;
+                       
+                       for (int j = 0; j < seqAligned.length(); j++) {
+                               //if this spot is not a gap
+                               if (filterString[j] == '1') { 
+                                       newAligned += seqAligned[j]; 
+                                       newMap[count] = spotMap[j];
+                                       count++;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       
+                       seqs[i].setAligned(newAligned);
+               }
+               
+               string query = seqs[seqs.size()-1].getAligned();
+               int queryLength = query.length();
+               
+               unalignedMap.resize(queryLength, 0);
+               
+               
+               for(int i=1;i<queryLength;i++){
+                       if(query[i] != '.' && query[i] != '-'){
+                               unalignedMap[i] = unalignedMap[i-1] + 1;
+                       }
+                       else{
+                               unalignedMap[i] = unalignedMap[i-1];
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               spotMap = newMap;
+               
+               return seqs;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "verticalFilter");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+vector< vector<score_struct> > Maligner::buildScoreMatrix(int cols, int rows) {
+       try{
+               
+               vector< vector<score_struct> > m(rows);
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
+                       for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
+                               
+                               //initialize each cell
+                               score_struct temp;
+                               temp.prev = -1;
+                               temp.score = -9999999;
+                               temp.col = j;
+                               temp.row = i;
+                               
+                               m[i].push_back(temp);
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               return m;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "buildScoreMatrix");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+
+void Maligner::fillScoreMatrix(vector<vector<score_struct> >& ms, vector<Sequence> seqs, int penalty) {
+       try{
+               
+               //get matrix dimensions
+               int numCols = query.getAligned().length();
+               int numRows = seqs.size();
+               
+//             cout << numRows << endl;
+               
+               //initialize first col
+               string queryAligned = query.getAligned();
+               for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
+                       string subjectAligned = seqs[i].getAligned();
+                       
+                       //are you both gaps?
+                       if ((!isalpha(queryAligned[0])) && (!isalpha(subjectAligned[0]))) {
+                               ms[i][0].score = 0;
+//                             ms[i][0].mismatches = 0;
+                       }else if (queryAligned[0] == subjectAligned[0])  { //|| subjectAligned[0] == 'N')
+                               ms[i][0].score = matchScore;
+//                             ms[i][0].mismatches = 0;
+                       }else{
+                               ms[i][0].score = 0;
+//                             ms[i][0].mismatches = 1;
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               //fill rest of matrix
+               for (int j = 1; j < numCols; j++) {  //iterate through matrix columns
+               
+//                     for (int i = 0; i < 1; i++) {  //iterate through matrix rows
+                       for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {  //iterate through matrix rows
+                               
+                               string subjectAligned = seqs[i].getAligned();
+                               
+                               int matchMisMatchScore = 0;
+                               //are you both gaps?
+                               if ((!isalpha(queryAligned[j])) && (!isalpha(subjectAligned[j]))) {
+                                       //leave the same
+                               }else if ((toupper(queryAligned[j]) == 'N') || (toupper(subjectAligned[j]) == 'N')) {
+                                       //leave the same
+                               }else if (queryAligned[j] == subjectAligned[j]) {
+                                       matchMisMatchScore = matchScore;
+                               }else if (queryAligned[j] != subjectAligned[j]) {
+                                       matchMisMatchScore = misMatchPenalty;
+                               }
+
+                               //compute score based on previous columns scores
+                               for (int prevIndex = 0; prevIndex < numRows; prevIndex++) { //iterate through rows
+                                       
+                                       int sumScore = matchMisMatchScore + ms[prevIndex][j-1].score;
+                                       
+                                       //you are not at yourself
+                                       if (prevIndex != i) {   sumScore += penalty;    }
+                                       if (sumScore < 0)       {       sumScore = 0;                   }
+                                       
+                                       if (sumScore > ms[i][j].score) {
+                                               ms[i][j].score = sumScore;
+                                               ms[i][j].prev = prevIndex;
+                                       }
+                               }
+//                             cout << i << '\t' << j << '\t' << queryAligned[j] << '\t' << subjectAligned[j] << '\t' << matchMisMatchScore << '\t' << ms[i][j].score << endl;
+
+                       }
+                       
+               }
+               
+               
+               
+               
+               
+//             cout << numRows << '\t' << numCols << endl;
+//             for(int i=0;i<numRows;i++){
+//                     cout << seqs[i]->getName();
+//                     for(int j=0;j<numCols;j++){
+//                             cout << '\t' << ms[i][j].score;
+//                     }
+//                     cout << endl;
+//             }
+//             cout << endl;
+//             
+//             for(int i=0;i<numRows;i++){
+//                     cout << seqs[i]->getName();
+//                     for(int j=0;j<numCols;j++){
+//                             cout << '\t' << ms[i][j].prev;
+//                     }
+//                     cout << endl;
+//             }
+               
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "fillScoreMatrix");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+vector<score_struct> Maligner::extractHighestPath(vector<vector<score_struct> > ms) {
+       try {
+               
+               //get matrix dimensions
+               int numCols = query.getAligned().length();
+               int numRows = ms.size();
+               
+               
+               //find highest score scoring matrix
+               score_struct highestStruct;
+               int highestScore = 0;
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
+                       for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++) {
+                               if (ms[i][j].score > highestScore) {
+                                       highestScore = ms[i][j].score;
+                                       highestStruct = ms[i][j];
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               vector<score_struct> path;
+               
+               int rowIndex = highestStruct.row;
+               int pos = highestStruct.col;
+               int score = highestStruct.score;
+
+//             cout << rowIndex << '\t' << pos << '\t' << score << endl;
+               
+               while (pos >= 0 && score > 0) {
+                       score_struct temp = ms[rowIndex][pos];
+                       score = temp.score;
+                       
+                       if (score > 0) {        path.push_back(temp);   }
+                       
+                       rowIndex = temp.prev;
+                       pos--;
+               }
+               
+               reverse(path.begin(), path.end());
+               
+               return path;
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "extractHighestPath");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+vector<trace_struct> Maligner::mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(vector<score_struct> path) {
+       try {
+               vector<trace_struct> trace;
+               
+               int region_index = path[0].row;
+               int region_start = path[0].col;
+               
+               for (int i = 1; i < path.size(); i++) {
+                       
+                       int next_region_index = path[i].row;
+                       //cout << i << '\t' << next_region_index << endl;
+
+                       if (next_region_index != region_index) {
+                               
+                               // add trace region
+                               int col_index = path[i].col;
+                               trace_struct temp;
+                               temp.col = region_start;
+                               temp.oldCol = col_index-1;
+                               temp.row = region_index;
+                               
+                               trace.push_back(temp);
+                               
+                               region_index = path[i].row;
+                               region_start = col_index;
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               // get last one
+               trace_struct temp;
+               temp.col = region_start;
+               temp.oldCol = path[path.size()-1].col;
+               temp.row = region_index;
+               trace.push_back(temp);
+               
+               return trace;
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "mapTraceRegionsToAlignment");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+/***************************************************************************************************************
+
+vector<trace_struct> Maligner::extractHighestPath(vector<vector<score_struct> > ms) {
+       try {
+       
+               
+               //get matrix dimensions
+               int numCols = query->getAligned().length();
+               int numRows = ms.size();
+       
+       
+               //find highest score scoring matrix
+               vector<score_struct> highestStruct;
+               int highestScore = 0;
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
+                       for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++) {
+                               if (ms[i][j].score > highestScore) {
+                                       highestScore = ms[i][j].score;
+                                       highestStruct.resize(0);
+                                       highestStruct.push_back(ms[i][j]);
+                               }
+                               else if(ms[i][j].score == highestScore){
+                                       highestStruct.push_back(ms[i][j]);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+                       
+               //cout << endl << highestScore << '\t' << highestStruct.size() << '\t' << highestStruct[0].row << endl; 
+               
+               vector<trace_struct> maxTrace;
+               double maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera = 0;
+               
+               for(int i=0;i<highestStruct.size();i++){
+                       
+                       vector<score_struct> path;
+
+                       int rowIndex = highestStruct[i].row;
+                       int pos = highestStruct[i].col;
+                       int score = highestStruct[i].score;
+                                       
+                       while (pos >= 0 && score > 0) {
+                               score_struct temp = ms[rowIndex][pos];
+                               score = temp.score;
+                               
+                               if (score > 0) {        path.push_back(temp);   }
+                               
+                               rowIndex = temp.prev;
+                               pos--;
+                       }
+
+                       reverse(path.begin(), path.end());
+
+                       vector<trace_struct> trace = mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(path, refSeqs);
+               
+                       //cout << "traces\n";
+                       //for(int j=0;j<trace.size();j++){
+                       //      cout << trace[j].col << '\t' << trace[j].oldCol << '\t' << refSeqs[trace[j].row]->getName() << endl;
+                       //}
+                                               
+                       int traceStart = path[0].col;
+                       int traceEnd = path[path.size()-1].col; 
+//                     cout << "traceStart/End\t" << traceStart << '\t' << traceEnd << endl;
+                       
+                       string queryInRange = query->getAligned();
+                       queryInRange = queryInRange.substr(traceStart, (traceEnd-traceStart+1));
+//                     cout << "here" << endl;
+                       string chimeraSeq = constructChimericSeq(trace, refSeqs);
+                       string antiChimeraSeq = constructAntiChimericSeq(trace, refSeqs);
+               
+                       percentIdenticalQueryChimera = computePercentID(queryInRange, chimeraSeq);                      
+                       double percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera = computePercentID(queryInRange, antiChimeraSeq);
+//                     cout << i << '\t' << percentIdenticalQueryChimera << '\t' << percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera << endl;
+                       
+                       if(percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera > maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera){
+                               maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera = percentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera;
+                               maxTrace = trace;
+                       }
+               }
+//             cout << maxPercentIdenticalQueryAntiChimera << endl;
+               return maxTrace;
+       
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "extractHighestPath");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+***************************************************************************************************************
+
+vector<trace_struct> Maligner::mapTraceRegionsToAlignment(vector<score_struct> path, vector<Sequence*> seqs) {
+       try {
+               vector<trace_struct> trace;
+               
+               int region_index = path[0].row;
+               int region_start = path[0].col;
+       
+               for (int i = 1; i < path.size(); i++) {
+               
+                       int next_region_index = path[i].row;
+                       
+                       if (next_region_index != region_index) {
+                               
+                               // add trace region
+                               int col_index = path[i].col;
+                               trace_struct temp;
+                               temp.col = region_start;
+                               temp.oldCol = col_index-1;
+                               temp.row = region_index;
+                               
+                               trace.push_back(temp);
+                                                       
+                               region_index = path[i].row;
+                               region_start = col_index;
+                       }
+               }
+       
+               // get last one
+               trace_struct temp;
+               temp.col = region_start;
+               temp.oldCol = path[path.size()-1].col;
+               temp.row = region_index;
+               trace.push_back(temp);
+
+//             cout << endl;
+//             cout << trace.size() << endl;
+//             for(int i=0;i<trace.size();i++){
+//                     cout << seqs[trace[i].row]->getName() << endl;
+//             }
+//             cout << endl;
+               
+               return trace;
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "mapTraceRegionsToAlignment");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+*/
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+
+string Maligner::constructChimericSeq(vector<trace_struct> trace, vector<Sequence> seqs) {
+       try {
+               string chimera = "";
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < trace.size(); i++) {
+//                     cout << i << '\t' << trace[i].row << '\t' << trace[i].col << '\t' << trace[i].oldCol << endl;
+                       
+                       string seqAlign = seqs[trace[i].row].getAligned();
+                       seqAlign = seqAlign.substr(trace[i].col, (trace[i].oldCol-trace[i].col+1));
+                       chimera += seqAlign;
+               }
+//             cout << chimera << endl;
+//             if (chimera != "") { chimera = chimera.substr(0, (chimera.length()-1)); }       //this was introducing a fence post error
+//             cout << chimera << endl;
+               return chimera;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "constructChimericSeq");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+
+string Maligner::constructAntiChimericSeq(vector<trace_struct> trace, vector<Sequence> seqs) {
+       try {
+               string antiChimera = "";
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < trace.size(); i++) {
+//                     cout << i << '\t' << (trace.size() - i - 1) << '\t' << trace[i].row << '\t' << trace[i].col << '\t' << trace[i].oldCol << endl;
+                       
+                       int oppositeIndex = trace.size() - i - 1;
+                       
+                       string seqAlign = seqs[trace[oppositeIndex].row].getAligned();
+                       seqAlign = seqAlign.substr(trace[i].col, (trace[i].oldCol-trace[i].col+1));
+                       antiChimera += seqAlign;
+               }
+               
+               return antiChimera;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "constructChimericSeq");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+//***************************************************************************************************************
+float Maligner::computePercentID(string queryAlign, string chimera) {
+       try {
+       
+               if (queryAlign.length() != chimera.length()) {
+                       m->mothurOut("Error, alignment strings are of different lengths: "); m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                       m->mothurOut(toString(queryAlign.length())); m->mothurOutEndLine(); 
+                       m->mothurOut(toString(chimera.length())); m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                       return -1.0;
+               }
+
+//             cout << queryAlign.length() << endl;
+               int numIdentical = 0;
+               int countA = 0;
+               int countB = 0;
+               for (int i = 0; i < queryAlign.length(); i++) {
+                       if (((queryAlign[i] != 'G') && (queryAlign[i] != 'T') && (queryAlign[i] != 'A') && (queryAlign[i] != 'C')&& (queryAlign[i] != '.') && (queryAlign[i] != '-')) ||
+                               ((chimera[i] != 'G') && (chimera[i] != 'T') && (chimera[i] != 'A') && (chimera[i] != 'C')&& (chimera[i] != '.') && (chimera[i] != '-'))) {}
+                       else {
+
+                               bool charA = false; bool charB = false;
+                               if ((queryAlign[i] == 'G') || (queryAlign[i] == 'T') || (queryAlign[i] == 'A') || (queryAlign[i] == 'C')) { charA = true; }
+                               if ((chimera[i] == 'G') || (chimera[i] == 'T') || (chimera[i] == 'A') || (chimera[i] == 'C')) { charB = true; }
+                                       
+                               
+                               if (charA || charB) {
+                                               
+                                       if (charA) { countA++; }
+                                       if (charB) { countB++; }
+                                               
+                                       if (queryAlign[i] == chimera[i]) {
+                                               numIdentical++;
+                                       }
+                               }
+//                             cout << queryAlign[i] << '\t' << chimera[i] << '\t' << countA << '\t' << countB << endl;
+
+                       }
+               }
+               
+//             cout << "pat\t" << countA << '\t' << countB << '\t' << numIdentical << endl;
+
+               
+               float numBases = (countA + countB) /(float) 2;
+               
+               if (numBases == 0) { return 0; }
+       
+//             cout << numIdentical << '\t' << numBases << endl;
+               
+               float percentIdentical = (numIdentical/(float)numBases) * 100;
+               
+//             cout << percentIdentical << endl;
+               
+               return percentIdentical;
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "Maligner", "computePercentID");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//***************************************************************************************************************