[ssml] Small Genome Similarity

[Dan Bolser]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Tristan Fiedler wrote:

> i All,
> 
> I am looking at a novel 2.4 KB viral genome and want to see if anything
> homologous is known.
> 
> Have tried blastn,blastx variants but nothing comes up (possibly due to
> frame or simply divergence).
> 
> This beastie may replicate in the mitochondria of vertebrates so
> translations may need to use mito not nuclear codons.

Do you have a reference for mitochondrial viruses? Cheers, Dan.

> 
> Please let me know if you have any suggestions or experience looking at
> similar sequences.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Tristan
> 
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