GenBank to FASTA Converter
Convert GenBank format files to clean FASTA format instantly. Perfect for bioinformatics workflows.
✓ Client-side processing✓ No file upload required✓ Privacy protected
GenBank Input
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FASTA Output
Understanding GenBank and FASTA Formats
GenBank Format
- • Rich annotation format from NCBI
- • Contains sequence + metadata
- • Includes features, references, taxonomy
- • Standard for database submissions
- • Human-readable but verbose
FASTA Format
- • Simple sequence-only format
- • Header line starts with ">"
- • Followed by sequence data
- • Widely supported by analysis tools
- • Compact and easy to parse
When to Convert GenBank to FASTA
Common Use Cases:
- • BLAST searches
- • Multiple sequence alignment
- • Phylogenetic analysis
- • Custom analysis scripts
Benefits:
- • Smaller file sizes
- • Faster processing
- • Universal compatibility
- • Easier parsing