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Like other languages, R can be expanded by loading modules. The R equivalent of Bioperl or Biopython is Bioconductor. Bioconductor can do things for you like convert sequences, but where it really shines is in doing statistical tests (where is it second-to-none in this list of languages). Many functions for analyzing microarray data are implemented in R, and this strength has now carried over to the analysis of RNAseq data.

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