The Role of The Prefix Array in Sequence Analysis: A Survey

The prefix array was apparently first computed and used algorithmically in 1984, playing a pivotal role in an optimal algorithm to determine all the tandem repeats in a given (DNA or protein) sequence. However, it is especially since the turn of the 21st century that applications of the prefix array to fundamental sequencing problems have been recognized. An important aspect of this expanding role has been the recognition that the prefix table …