MUM

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MEM

A maximal exact match is a sequence that matches exactly that cannot be extended in the 5' or the 3' direction (or N/C direction for proteins) without incurring a mismatch. Typically a filter is used to ensure MEMs are of length k or more (so-called k-mers.)