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Blast implementation details help

I find it hard to find a good explanation of how blast works. All the documentation from the ncbi seems to be described in a more abstract way.

Is there any source or reference where I could find an in depth explanation of how the algorithm works and the design of the data structures?

For example a video lecture explaining it, documentation or just a simple blast with just the basic implementation.

Thanks in advance!

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1 answer

Did you have a look at the Blast entry on Wikipedia? It seems what you are looking for.

Thanks for the answer, but I was thinking of something more comprehensive in terms of definitions of data structures and technical details.

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