Classic sequence similarity search tool for aligning DNA, RNA and protein sequences.
BLAST+ is the classic biological sequence similarity search tool, used for aligning DNA, RNA and protein sequences, searching homologous sequences, supporting annotation and querying databases. It is one of the foundation tools of bioinformatics analysis.
Use cases: sequence alignment, homology search, gene annotation, protein sequences, database search
Note: interpret results in light of the database version, threshold settings and biological context.
