The brain-dead method

• Pair-wise string comparison of every pair

• ~500,000 sequences

• Mean length = 341aa

• i.e. 500000 x 500000 x 340 (8.5e13) comparisons

• Assume 1 comparison per clock cycle and a 500MHz processor:

• 8.5e13 / 5e8 seconds = ~47hours

Notes: