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## Description
SequenceVariation provides a Julia vocabulary for comparing genetic mutations within biological sequences.
## Installation
You can install SequenceVariation from the [Julia REPL](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/getting-started/).
Press `]` to enter [pkg mode](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/stdlib/Pkg/), and enter the following:
We appreciate [contributions](https://github.com/BioJulia/SequenceVariation.jl/graphs/contributors) from users including reporting bugs, fixing issues, improving performance and adding new features.
Take a look at the [contributing files](https://github.com/BioJulia/Contributing) for detailed contributor and maintainer guidelines, and code of conduct.
### Financial contributions
We also welcome financial contributions in full transparency on our [open collective](https://opencollective.com/biojulia).
Anyone can file an expense.
If the expense makes sense for the development the core contributors and the person who filed the expense will be reimbursed.
## Backers & Sponsors
Thank you to all our backers and sponsors!
Love our work and community? [Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/biojulia#backer).
If you have a question about contributing or using BioJulia software, come on over and chat to us on [the Julia Slack workspace](https://julialang.org/slack/), or you can try the [Bio category of the Julia discourse site](https://discourse.julialang.org/c/domain/bio).