EMBOSS explorer

matcher

Finds the best local alignments between two sequences (read the manual)

Input section

Select an input sequence. Use one of the following three fields:

  1. To access a sequence from a database, enter the USA here:
  2. To upload a sequence from your local computer, select it here:
  3. To enter the sequence data manually, type here:

Select an input sequence. Use one of the following three fields:

  1. To access a sequence from a database, enter the USA here:
  2. To upload a sequence from your local computer, select it here:
  3. To enter the sequence data manually, type here:

Matrix file. Use one of the following two fields:

  1. To access a standard EMBOSS data file, enter the name here: (default is EBLOSUM62 for protein, EDNAFULL for nucleic)
  2. To upload a data file from your local computer, select it here:
Additional section
Number of alternative matches
Gap penalty (default is 14 for protein, 16 for nucleic)
Gap length penalty (default is 4 for any sequence)
Output section
Output alignment format
Run section
Email address: If you are submitting a long job and would like to be informed by email when it finishes, enter your email address here.