16 lines
569 B
Elixir
16 lines
569 B
Elixir
defmodule Hamming do
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@doc """
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Returns number of differences between two strands of DNA, known as the Hamming Distance.
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## Examples
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iex> Hamming.hamming_distance(~c"AAGTCATA", ~c"TAGCGATC")
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{:ok, 4}
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"""
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@spec hamming_distance([char], [char]) :: {:ok, non_neg_integer} | {:error, String.t()}
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def hamming_distance(strand1, strand2) when length(strand1) != length(strand2), do: {:error, "strands must be of equal length"}
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def hamming_distance(strand1, strand2) do
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{:ok, Enum.count(Enum.zip(strand1, strand2), fn {s1, s2} -> s1 != s2 end)}
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end
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end
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