Difference between revisions of "RAST upload formats"
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| + | For a detailed description of the FASTA format visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasta_format here]. | ||
| + | For a detailes description of the GenBank format visit [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Sitemap/samplerecord.html here]. | ||
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| + | If you believe you have uploaded a valid format, please check for these common problems: | ||
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| + | * You may not upload Word documents, StarOffice documents or the like. The meta information stored by word processors creates an invalid format. Only plain text delivers a valid format. | ||
| + | * Your files must contain valid headers, in the case of '''FASTA''', this is the '''>''' character, followed by the unique identifier of the sequence, optionally followed by a space and a description. For '''GenBank''', the first line of the file must start with the word '''LOCUS'''. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 7 June 2007
Currently we support two formats for uploading your files:
- FASTA
- GenBank
For a detailed description of the FASTA format visit here. For a detailes description of the GenBank format visit here.
If you believe you have uploaded a valid format, please check for these common problems:
- You may not upload Word documents, StarOffice documents or the like. The meta information stored by word processors creates an invalid format. Only plain text delivers a valid format.
- Your files must contain valid headers, in the case of FASTA, this is the > character, followed by the unique identifier of the sequence, optionally followed by a space and a description. For GenBank, the first line of the file must start with the word LOCUS.