AnnotationBustR: an R package to extract subsequences from GenBank annotations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

DNA sequences are pivotal for a wide array of research in biology. Large sequence databases, like GenBank, provide an amazing resource to utilize DNA sequences for large scale analyses. However, many sequence records on GenBank contain more than one gene or are portions of genomes. Inconsistencies in the way genes are annotated and the numerous synonyms a single gene may be listed under provide major challenges for extracting large numbers of subsequences for comparative analysis across taxa. At present, there is no easy way to extract portions from many GenBank accessions based on annotations where gene names may vary extensively.

Results

The R package AnnotationBustR allows users to extract sequences based on GenBank annotations through the ACNUC retrieva

SUBMITTER: Borstein SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034590 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature