Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids
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Blog Post
Published
May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
... sequences, such as mismatches, deletions, or insertions. We use blastp or blastx to compare our sequencing...database “Nucleotide collection (nr/nt)” as it contains a composite of GenBank, EMBL, DDBJ, and PDB sequences...result – blastx checks all six possible frames against the database. Another benefit is that a frameshift...Non-redundant protein sequences (nr)” database as it contains the largest number of protein sequences. Just ...customization. Similar to nucleotide sequences, proteins often have repeated or highly homologous regions... and free up more time for using your plasmids instead!
All BLAST images are modified screen shots from...101: How to Verify Your Plasmid
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