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Main topics: ARB: a Short Introduction Glossary How to start ARB_EDIT4 SAI Sequence Associated Information | Related topics: How is the consensus calculated?
# Consensus OCCURRENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES BUGS ## OCCURRENCE
### ARB_NT/SAI/Consensus
## DESCRIPTION
### Calculates consensus for marked or all sequences. Choose an 'alignment' (see ´Glossary´) from the 'Alignment' subwindow. Define whether 'marked' (see ´Glossary´) or all sequences should be used by pressing the respective checkbox after the 'species' prompt. See ´How is the consensus calculated?´ for consensus details. Define a name for the consensus sequence by selecting one from the 'SAI' subwindow or by typing it to the 'Name of New SAI' field.
## NOTES
### The consensus sequence is stored within the database as an 'SAI' entry and automatically edited with 'ARB_EDIT4'.
## EXAMPLES
### None
## BUGS
### No bugs known