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FASTA

A simple format for nucleotide or protein sequences. Each sequence has a header line starting with > followed by the sequence. Used for references and BLAST queries.

Example in a sentence

The reference genome was in FASTA format.

Key facts

  • > header then sequence; no quality.
  • Reference genomes, BLAST, assemblies.

Category: File Formats

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