BLink Tutorial

Overview

This website contains a tutorial for BLink (BLAST Link). The tutorial is designed for Computer Scientists who wish to use NCBI's BLink tool for bioinformatics programming, but who might not have a strong background in Biology. The section Biology Background reviews some basic Biology that is related to the data referenced through BLink. The sections Introduction to BLink, Accessing BLink, and BLink Options describe NCBI's BLink tool. It is probably most efficient to start with section Introduction to BLink, and then consult Biology Background if questions arise.

Table of Contents

Biology Background
Genes and Proteins
Transcription and Translation
Taxonomic Trees
Programming
Introduction to BLink
Accessing BLink
BLink Options
All hits
Best hits
Common Tree
Taxonomy Report
3D structures
CDD-Search
GI List
BLink Script
Useful Links