SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CORRECT OUT OF PHASE ERRORS IN DNA SEQUENCING DATA BY USE OF A RECURSIVE ALGORITHM

An embodiment of a method for correcting an error associated with phasic synchrony of sequence data generated from a population of template molecules is described that comprises the steps of detecting signals generated in response to nucleotide species introduced during a sequencing reaction; generating an observed value for the signal detected from each of the nucleotide species; defining positive incorporation values and negative incorporation values from the observed values using a carry forward value and an incomplete extension value; and revising the carry forward value and the incomplete extension value using a noise value that is derived from observed values associated with the negative incorporation values.