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DNA Sequences

Sequences represent any piece of DNA, whether it is a plasmid you have in the fridge or a construct you intend to produce with an assembly.

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Written by Daniela Alvarez
Updated over a week ago

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DNA Sequences

A DNA sequence represents any piece of DNA, whether it is a plasmid you have in the fridge or a construct you intend to produce with an assembly. You can import them into the "DNA Sequences" library on TeselaGen's platform.

The typical view of the DNA sequences library includes information about the sequence type, size, features and parts associated, molecular weight, tags, projects that use that sequence, etc. Opening the view of a DNA Sequence will display its general information.

This may include coding sequences, features, parts, and microbial materials associated with this DNA Sequence.


Importing DNA Sequences

How to Add a New Sequence from Scratch?

To create a new sequence from scratch, click on the “new” green icon and fill in the required information. You will notice that you must enter data about it, not the actual sequence.

You can also add tags to your sequence by clicking on the “new” green icon on the “Tags” part of the window.

Once your new sequence is created, you will see the details of it, with the option of going to the Open Vector Editor.

When opening that sequence, you will see an empty map (plasmid or linear, depending on what you indicated). You can directly paste your sequence from a FASTA file on the right side of the screen.

After pasting the sequence, you will see it on the sequence window (right), and a circular/linear map on the left side.

Notice that, when pasting your sequence, the platform locates and removes any invalid characters (i.e. numbers from a GenBank sequence). Remember you can choose which features show or hide by clicking on the "view" options.

Importing Sequences in Bulk

To import many sequences, you can drag or select as many files as needed in a FASTA format (.txt) or .csv. Click on "Upload" > "New Sequences" on your DNA Sequences library. Notice that any tags used will be applied to all the sequences.

Once your sequences have been created, you will see a notification window and the sequences will appear on the list. After that, you can open any sequences and see them on the main screen.

From a DNA Assembly Report

DNA sequences can also be registered by uploading plates containing DNA materials or importing DNA assembly reports. These reports contain sequence information of the input parts, assembled pieces, primers, and other data that can be registered in the DNA Sequences library. Similarly, when a plate containing DNA materials is uploaded, the sequence data (sequence files) associated with the DNA materials is also registered in the DNA Sequences library.

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