These are the available BLAST® programs with their associated databases and other decision criteria.
Input Sequence Type |
Database and Other Decision Criteria |
|
Nucleotide Query | ||
BLASTn |
nucleotide |
nucleotide |
BLASTx |
nucleotide, translated in all reading frames |
protein |
tBLASTx |
nucleotide, translated in all reading frames |
nucleotide, comparing translations in all reading frames |
Protein Query | ||
BLASTp |
protein | protein |
tBLASTn | protein | nucleotide, translated in all reading frames |
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