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Version 2 of the FASTA packages contains many programs for performing
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sequence comparisons, producing local alignments, and other related tasks
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for analysing DNA and proteins.
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2006-05-07 13:04:20 +00:00
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Currently, the FASTA2 suite is in maintenance mode. This package provides
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the analysis tools from FASTA2. The searching programs are available in
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version 3 of the FASTA packages, which may be found in the port
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biology/fasta3.
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2001-02-11 16:24:18 +00:00
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FASTA is described in: W. R. Pearson and D. J. Lipman (1988), "Improved
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Tools for Biological Sequence Analysis", PNAS 85:2444- 2448, and W. R.
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Pearson (1990) "Rapid and Sensitive Sequence Comparison with FASTP and FASTA"
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Methods in Enzymology 183:63- 98).
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The FASTA2 suite is distributed freely subject to the condition that it may
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not be sold or incorporated into a commercial product.
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2013-06-19 18:51:16 +00:00
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WWW: http://fasta.bioch.virginia.edu/
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