Describe sequence alignment. What kind of information do we obtain from pair wise or multiple sequence alignment? Also write down their applications in the field of  bioinformatics. Enlist some softwares used to perform alignment.

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Q No. 2 Describe sequence alignment. What kind of information do we obtain from pair wise or multiple sequence alignment? Also write down their applications in the field of  bioinformatics. Enlist some softwares used to perform alignment.

Plz write the answer with headings of sequence alignment 

Pair wise alignment 

Multiple sequence alignment 

And the name of softwares

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