BLASTX

Question

[397975944]

Hi, I know that BLASTX compares translated nucleotide sequence to protein. The gene we're interested in is in FASTA format from UniProt. I'm wondering can i just enter the FASTA sequence obtained directly into the query sequence box?

Answer 1

[Mensur Dlakic]

Yes, you can.

Separately, it is much faster to try it than to wait for an answer here. Nothing bad happens if you paste that sequence - worst case the results are not what you expected.

[397975944]

So I do not necessarily need to translate first before putting it into the BLASTX?