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BLAST is a computational tool used by genome biologists to do what?

Answer 1

In bioinformatics BLAST is an algorithm used for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino acid sequence of proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequence.

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool is referred to as BLAST.

A researcher can compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences that are similar to the query sequence above a predetermined threshold hold by using a BLAST search.

Phylogeny establishment, species identification, domain location, DNA mapping, and comparison are among the uses for BLAST.

A full alignment procedure was required for database searches for proteins and nucleic sequences prior to the development of fast algorithms like BLAST. BLAST is frequently used as part of other algorithms that require approximate sequence matching.

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Answer 2

Isabella Anderson

BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is a computational tool used by genome biologists to search for similarities between biological sequences, such as DNA, RNA, or protein sequences. It helps identify regions of similarity that may indicate functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between sequences.

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