Method of listing records in a specific sequence

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A GENE NAME, PRODUCT NAME, OR SYMBOL

  1. Search the Gene database with the gene name, symbol. If you know the gene symbol and species, enter them as follows: tpo[sym] AND human[orgn]
  2. Click on the desired gene.
  3. Click on Reference Sequences in the Table of Contents at the upper right of the gene record.
  4. The NCBI Reference Sequences section of the record has links to NCBI curated records for transcripts (NM and XM prefix reference sequences) for the gene of interest for eukaryotic organisms. Transcript sequences are not produced for prokaryotes.
  5. If there is no gene record for the organism and gene of interest, perform a search in the UniGene database with the gene name, product name, or symbol.
  6. Click on the UniGene cluster of interest.
  7. The UniGene cluster has links to transcript sequences for the gene from the Nucleotide and EST databases
  8. If there is no UniGene cluster for this gene and organism, perform a search in the Nucleotide database with the gene name, product name, or symbol. Include the organism in the search to find the most relevant results and filter for transcript sequences, for example: Cytochrome c AND bullfrog[orgn] AND mrna[filter].

A NUCLEOTIDE OR PROTEIN SEQUENCE

  1. Use the NCBI BLAST service to perform a similarity search.
  2. For a nucleotide sequence select the nucleotide blast service from the Basic BLAST section of the BLAST home page. For a protein sequence, select the blastx translating service. The following databases contain transcript sequences: Reference mRNA (refseq_mrna), Nucleotide collection (nr/nt), and the EST databases.
  3. Click the BLAST button to run the search and identify matching sequences.

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Method of listing records in a specific sequence
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Starting with an organism or taxon name...

  1. Search the Taxonomy database with the organism name. Accepted common names usually work at all taxonomic levels. Use the scientific name or formal name if no results are obtained with the common name.
  2. Click on the desired taxon name in the results. For terminal taxa - generally subspecies, species, or strains - this link leads directly to the summary page. For higher taxa this link will lead to the Taxonomy Browser showing the lower taxa contained within the higher taxon.
  3. If necessary, click on the desired taxon link in the Taxonomy Browser to reach the summary page.
  4. The number of records in each database are linked in the Entrez records table on the taxon summary page . Click the linked number of records in the table to retrieve all records from the chosen sequence database (Nucleotide, Nucleotide EST, Nucleotide GSS, Protein).

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The SEQUENCE function allows you to generate a list of sequential numbers in an array, such as 1, 2, 3, 4.

In the following example, we created an array that's 4 rows tall by 5 columns wide with =SEQUENCE(4,5).

Method of listing records in a specific sequence

=SEQUENCE(rows,[columns],[start],[step])

Argument

Description

rows

Required

The number of rows to return

[columns]

Optional

The number of columns to return

[start]

Optional

The first number in the sequence

[step]

Optional

The amount to increment each subsequent value in the array

Notes: 

  • Any missing optional arguments will default to 1. If you omit the rows argument, you must provide at least one other argument.

  • An array can be thought of as a row of values, a column of values, or a combination of rows and columns of values. In the example above, the array for our SEQUENCE formula is range C1:G4.

  • The SEQUENCE function will return an array, which will spill if it's the final result of a formula. This means that Excel will dynamically create the appropriate sized array range when you press ENTER. If your supporting data is in an Excel table, then the array will automatically resize as you add or remove data from your array range if you're using structured references. For more details, see this article on spilled array behavior.

  • Excel has limited support for dynamic arrays between workbooks, and this scenario is only supported when both workbooks are open. If you close the source workbook, any linked dynamic array formulas will return a #REF! error when they are refreshed.

Example

If you need to create a quick sample dataset, here's an example using SEQUENCE with TEXT, DATE, YEAR, and TODAY to create a dynamic list of months for a header row, where the underlying date will always be the current year. Our formula is: =TEXT(DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),SEQUENCE(1,6),1),"mmm").

Method of listing records in a specific sequence

Here's an example of nesting SEQUENCE with INT and RAND to create a 5 row by 6 column array with a random set of increasing integers. Our formula is: =SEQUENCE(5,6,INT(RAND()*100),INT(RAND()*100)).

Method of listing records in a specific sequence

In addition, you could use =SEQUENCE(5,1,1001,1000) to create the sequential list of GL Code numbers in the examples.

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See Also

FILTER function

RANDARRAY function

SORT function

SORTBY function

UNIQUE function

#SPILL! errors in Excel

Dynamic arrays and spilled array behavior

Implicit intersection operator: @

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