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Errata for BLAST

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.

Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 44
figure 3-5

There are a couple of errors in the figure.
You can find a corrected version of Figure 3-5 here -
http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596002992/BLAST_Fig_3-5.jpg

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 83
first paragraph

W, I, and 2-hit..."
should be:
W, T, and 2-hit..."

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 127
Figure 8.8

The (d), (e), and (f) in figure 8-8 refer to the circled areas of the figure.

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 163
1st paragraph (under the heading "The .ncbirc file")

The Data= line in the .ncbirc file under the [NCBI] header does not work when quotes are specified in the full path, ex:

[NCBI]
Data="/usr/local/pkg/ncbi-9780596002992/data/"

it should be:

[NCBI]
Data=/usr/local/pkg/ncbi-9780596002992/data/

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 166
2nd line

incorrect URL given,
but they are also available at
http://thevanettens.com/~bioteam/BioTeamInfxInstallers.dmg

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 210
last paragraph

it says:
Using such a database you can don't only the simple accession number retrievals,
should be:
Using such a database you can not only see the simple accession number retrievals,

 Anonymous