Blast Searching

• Start by deciding which program and database will give the best information

• Pick a search program

  • What type of sequence is the query, nucleic/protein - short/long - cDNA/genomic?
  • PSI-Blast gives very sensitive protein searches

• Pick a database

  • Are you looking for a protein match or genomic/mapping information?

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