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[[Image:Zinc-finger-dot-plot.png|thumb|right|upright=1.4|A [[DNA]] dot plot of a [[human]] [[zinc finger]] [[transcription factor]] (GenBank ID NM_002383), showing regional [[self-similarity]]. The main diagonal represents the [[sequence alignment|sequence's alignment]] with itself; lines off the main diagonal represent similar or repetitive patterns within the sequence.]]
{{About|the biological sequences comparison plot|the statistical plot|Dot plot (statistics)}}
[[Image:Zinc-finger-dot-plot.png|thumb|right|upright=1.4|A [[DNA]] dot plot of a [[human]] [[zinc finger]] [[transcription factor]] (GenBank ID NM_002383), showing regional [[self-similarity]]. The main diagonal represents the [[sequence alignment|sequence's alignment]] with itself; lines off the main diagonal represent similar or repetitive patterns within the sequence.]]
In [[bioinformatics]] a '''dot plot''' is a graphical method that allows the comparison of two [[Sequence (biology)|biological sequences]] and identify regions of close similarity between them. It is a type of [[recurrence plot]].
 
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==References==
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<ref name="gibbs-mcintyre">{{cite journal|first=Adrian J.|last=Gibbs|first2=George A.|last2=McIntyre|title=The Diagram, a Method for Comparing Sequences. Its Use with Amino Acid and Nucleotide Sequences|journal=Eur. J. Biochem.|volume=16|year=1970|pages=1–11|doi=10.1111/j.1432-1033.1970.tb01046.x}}</ref>
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