BLAST
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, or BLAST, is an algorithm for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of different proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences, and identify library sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold. Different types of BLASTs are available according to the query sequences. For example, following the discovery of a previously unknown gene in the mouse, a scientist will typically perform a BLAST search of the human genome to see if humans carry a similar gene; BLAST will identify sequences in the human genome that resemble the mouse gene based on similarity of sequence.
Module file
The module file can be found in this location:
/cm/shared/modulefiles/SHARED/
#%Module1.0#######################################################################
## BLAST+ 2.2.28 modulefile
##
proc ModulesHelp { } {
puts stderr "\tAdds blast+ v2.2.28 to your environment"
}
module-whatis "Adds blast+ v2.2.28 to your environment"
set blastplus_2228_root /cm/shared/apps/SHARED/blast/ncbi-blast-2.2.28+/bin/
prepend-path PATH $blastplus_2228_root
Installation details
Installed from pre-compiled binaries through link on the RepeatMasker homepage.