Jul 21, 2025 · The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) finds regions of local similarity between sequences. The program compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases and …

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BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is a tool that compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases. It is extensively used to identify sequence similarity and homology, thereby …

BLAST is also often used as part of other algorithms that require approximate sequence matching. BLAST is available on the web on the NCBI website. Different types of BLASTs are available …

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Oct 25, 2024 · BLAST can be used to infer functional and evolutionary relationships between sequences as well as help identify members of gene families. There are several types of BLAST searches.

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The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) finds regions of local similarity between sequences. The program compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases and calculates the …