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# Check and modify the consistency of two alignments OCCURRENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES WARNINGS BUGS ## OCCURRENCE
### ARB_MERGE/Check alignments
## DESCRIPTION
### Checks the types of data stored within 'alignments' (see ´Glossary´) for consistency to prevent merging of non homologous data such as 16S and 23S rRNA or protein and DNA sequence data. ### Press the 'Check Alignments' button to display the 'MERGE ALIGNMENTS' window. ### The 'Check' button checks all alignments.
## NOTES
### If any alignment exists only in the source database (DB) then the alignment will be created in the target DB (but no sequences will be copied). ### If the alignment exists in both databases then the sequence_type will be compared. ### If any inconsistencies are detected the user has to resolve them by pressing the 'MODIFY' button to display the 'ALIGNMENT CONTROL' window. This tool allows to modify the alignments.
## EXAMPLES
### None
## WARNINGS
### None
## BUGS
### No bugs known