= BLOSUM62
{c}
<BLOSUM62> is a <BLOSUM> amino-acid <substitution matrix> constructed using a 62-percent sequence-identity clustering threshold for the contributing blocks. It is widely used in <protein> <sequence alignment>. Its substitution scores form only one part of a complete alignment scheme: gap costs and local versus global objectives also affect the result. The number 62 describes construction of the matrix rather than a required identity of the query and target. <Amino acid substitution matrices from protein blocks by Steven Henikoff and Jorja G. Henikoff>[1992, BLOSUM family and clustering thresholds]{ref}
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