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title: "Local Blast"
canonical: "https://help.biobam.com/space/BCD/2287534413/Local%20Blast"
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> Macro (details)
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> | **Group** | Analysis |
> | --- | --- |
> | **Argument** | -localblast |
> | **Short Description** | Run Blast on the local machine. |
> | **Description** | Run Blast version 2.4.0 against a local database. The necessary binaries can be provided or will be downloaded if they don’t exist. It is recommended to use a preformatted and official NCBI database (SwissProt or NR) to guarantee that the GO Mapping step can access all the data it needs. |
> | **Requirements** | Access to a local Blast database. |
> | **Properties File** | LocalBlastAlgoParameters |