how to make a gi list

2014-06-25

azim58 - how to make a gi list


Why would you make a gi list?
To perform a blast against only sequences from a certain species or
custom collection of sequences.

How to make a gi list?
Search for the sequences you want at the NIH protein page here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein
To make a human species gi list search for
humanorganism
Then click the arrow next to send to->file->format->gi list->create file


Here's an e-mail from the blast help desk
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&shva=1#search/Matten/13baa98324947c03

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Hello,

See the manual for the "gilist" command. You supply a file of gi numbers
corresponding to the sequences you want. Create that file by searching the
NCBI Protein database with the query, humanorganism) NOT gbdiv
patproperties, then use the 'Send' menu to save that file in GI List
format.

Best regards,
Wayne

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