This form allows you to search the westDB database by searching for key words in the blast hits for each EST sequence. For example you could search for wheat OR triticum and exclude any matches to the word histone. A word about AND / OR logic. If you search for wheat OR barley you will get hits matching one, or both, of these keywords. If you search for wheat AND barley, then both words must appear in a blast description for you to get a match. You can choose whether to look for these key words in blastn or blastx hits (using the pulldown menu) and choose whether you want to restrict your search to the top blast hit, or search all blast hits for each EST: the latter might take slightly longer, but has a higher chance of getting a match for a keyword. Try typing the word "barley" in to the top left hand box and then click on the submit query button to launch a search. You can get more hrlp on the results page.

Searches are not case sensitive, so it doesn't matter whether you search for Wheat, wheat or WHEAT.

last updated Nov 2002