Searching with BLAST

Learn how to search with BLAST. Single or batch BLAST your sequence against GenBank or custom databases to find similar sequences.

Course Content

Introduction to BLAST Searching

INSIDE THE VIDEO
Run a BLAST search on a single sequence and view the results as a hit table or query-centric view.
LENGTH
5 minutes

Batch BLAST Searching

INSIDE THE VIDEO
Perform BLAST searching on multiple sequences at once, including query-centric searching.
LENGTH
4 minutes

Recommended Resources

NCBI and BLAST

Common questions on how to use NCBI and BLAST in the Geneious interface.

Searching and BLAST

Direct access to NCBI public BLAST databases, custom BLAST and integrated GenBank search.

Setting up shared BLAST for multiple users

The easiest ways to set up shared BLAST databases for multiple users

Manual for BLAST

A guide to using the BLAST tool in Geneious.

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