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Magic-BLAST — NCBI aligner for mapping large next-generation RNA or DNA sequencing runs against whole genomes or transcriptomes. Optimizes composite paired-read scores with splice-aware alignment, exc
Use with AI
Install the MCP server or CLI to instantly fetch Magic-BLAST documentation:
Install command
claude mcp add biocontext7 -- npx @biocontext7/mcpOr share this page: biocontext7.com/tools/magicblast
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