BLAST

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool

Overview

BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is a sequence similarity search program that can be used to search sequence databases for optimal local alignments to a query sequence. It is one of the most widely used bioinformatics tools.

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Features

  • Fast sequence similarity searching
  • Multiple sequence alignment capabilities
  • Statistical significance assessment
  • Support for various sequence types (nucleotide, protein)
  • User-friendly web interface
  • Command-line tools for batch processing

System Requirements

Web Version

  • Modern web browser
  • Internet connection

Standalone Version

  • Windows, macOS, or Linux
  • Minimum 4GB RAM
  • 500MB disk space

Documentation

User Manual

Comprehensive guide to using BLAST

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API Documentation

Technical documentation for developers

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions about BLAST

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Quick Info

Version
2.13.0
License
Public Domain
Category
Sequence Analysis
Last Updated
March 2024

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