BLAT (BLAST-Like Alignment Tool) is a rapid sequence alignment tool from the UCSC Genome Browser group for aligning mRNA, EST, or DNA sequences to a reference genome. Optimized for highly similar sequ
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Install the MCP server or CLI to instantly fetch BLAT documentation:
Install command
claude mcp add biocontext7 -- npx @biocontext7/mcpOr share this page: biocontext7.com/tools/blat
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