Methods and systems for compressing and comparing genomic data

A system for comparing data, the system comprising:

• a memory storage for maintaining a database;
• and
• a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to
• receive a first script comprising a delta representation of a first segment relative to a common reference segment;
• receive a second script comprising a delta representation of a second segment relative to the common reference segment;
• compare the first script to the second script;
• and
• determine if the first segment matches the second segments based upon the comparison of the first script to the second script.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for comparing data, the computer-readable medium executed by the set of instructions comprising:

• receiving a first script comprising a delta representation of a first segment relative to a common reference segment;
• receiving a second script comprising a delta representation of a second segment relative to the common reference segment;
• comparing the first script to the second script;
• and
• determining if the first segment matches the second segments based upon the comparison of the first script to the second script.