====== Merge Identification Results ======

This merge operation consist in creating a parent ''Identification Result'' from few child ones. A ''Search Result'' corresponding to this parent ''Identification Result'' will be generated .

Concretely, the first step of this merge operation consist in creating merged PSMs for all peptides identified and validated in at least one child ''Identification Result''. A **single** //merged PSM// will thus be created and filled with the best child attributes (score, missed cleavage, etc.). The best child PSM is the PSM with the higher score. 
 [[prolineconcepts:proteininferer|Protein Inference]] will then be applied to create the parent ''Identification Result'' .

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