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Needleman-Wunsch rapid global alignment of two sequences (read the manual)

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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
Gap penalty (default is 12 for protein, 16 for nucleic)
Gap length penalty (default is 2 for protein, 4 for nucleic)
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.