How to run the Find Sequence tool

        Toolbox | Genome Finishing Module (Image finishing_tools_folder) | Find Sequence (Image Sequence_finder_16_n_p)

This opens the dialog shown in figure 7.1.

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Figure 7.1: Select the elements to search in.

Select the relevant assembled reads and click Next. This leads to the Set search string step shown in figure 7.2.

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Figure 7.2: Select the parameters for name, sequence or annotation search.

The parameters to be specified in this step are:

Search text Type or paste the relevant sequence/name that should be used in the search and select whether the search should be performed in a name, sequence or annotation:
  • Name. Search for the specified text string in sequence (object) names.
  • Annotation. Search for the specified text string in annotations on selected sequences.
  • Sequence. Search for the specified text string in selected sequences. When a search is to be performed in a sequence, three new options become available. Tick off the relevant parameters:
    • Search both strands
    • Treat ambiguous symbols as wildcards in search term
    • Treat ambiguous symbols as wildcards in sequence

Sequence selection
  • All sequences. Search for the specified text string in all sequences.
  • Reads. Search for the specified text string in only the reads of selected contigs.
  • References and consensus. Search for the specified text string in reference and consensus sequence of the selected contigs.



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