Method  
blast_db 
  
Classpackage   
G::Tools::Mapping;  
  
  
Function  
Prepares the subject for BLAST by inserting enters at every assigned number of nucleotide bases.  
  
Description  
This program  inserts enters at every assigned number of nucleotide bases.  By doing so, it prepares the subject for BLAST.     
  
Requirements  
G.pm  
  
applications  
none  
  
data  
none  
  
Parameters  
essential  
first      string   database_directory    The pass of the database directory 
second     int      limit                 The number of nucleotide bases per divided fragment 
  
option  
none  
  
Returns  
none  
  
Usage  
&blast_db(string database_directory, int limit);  
  
Input file   
Subject files in fasta format  
  
Output file   
Subject files with enters at every specified number of nucleotide bases, in fasta format. 
 
References  
none   
  
Comments  
none  
  
Authors  
This method was written by Hiromi Komai(hiro@g-language.org) at Institute   
  
for Advanced Biosciences Keio Univ.   
  
  
History