The phrase "aligns more closely with" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe when one thing is more closely related to another than a third thing. For example, "The speaker's views align more closely with my own than with those of the opposition party."
However, in sequence alignments, this truncated protein aligns more closely with the full-sized S. moellendofrii CstF64 orthologs than with the At1g73840-like proteins (Additional file 2: Figure S3).
Overall, the results suggest that urban expansion in Western China may not fit models of urban development based on U.S.-European cities, but aligns more closely with new models based on Chinese coastal cities.
We're allowing restaurants a multitude of ways to display calorie information in a way that aligns more closely with their current business models and doesn't require them to undertake costly renovations.
While the United States is eager to beef up Iraq's military, at least in part as a hedge against Iranian influence, there are also fears that the move could backfire if the Baghdad government ultimately aligns more closely with the Shiite theocracy in Tehran than with Washington.
The trend towards more tech-oriented CVC investing now aligns more closely with the private VC landscape.
Officials would also like to see the government follow a process that aligns more closely with their accounting systems.
If a read was from the plus strand, the alignment against the original sequence was closer, whereas a minus strand read aligned more closely with the reverse complement.
Moderate Republicans align more closely with Democrats, conservatives say.
It has also shifted its foreign relations, aligning more closely with Russia and China.
From France, there are also some fine ciders that align more closely with good beer.
Later, Yvette Cooper wanted it aligned more closely with welfare-to-work and to provide childcare to working parents.
