FASTA compares pairs of protein or DNA sequences as well as comparing a single protein or DNA sequence to a database or library. FASTA completes searches very quickly and can be run locally as well as on a server.
The FASTA search page also supports comparisons of DNA sequences to protein sequences, and protein sequences to DNA sequences. There are several other useful tools indexed on the site.
Download:
The most recent version of the FASTA package can be found on the FASTA web site.
Documentation:
Instructions for All:
FASTA can be run locally, or through the web. To run the serial version of FASTA, at the command prompt type:
fasta35To run the parallel version type:
fasta35_t