Menu

#9 Extend BLAST match

v3.0
open
Lee Katz
BLAST (1)
2011-04-21
2011-03-07
Lee Katz
No

When a match is found to a database entry, the HSP might be truncated due to the lowered alignment score at the edges. It has been suggested many times that the HSP should be extended somehow.

Possible solutions include
1) Tweaking the BLAST parameters
2) Using a global aligner, e.g. muscle

Discussion

Anonymous
Anonymous

Add attachments
Cancel