Module 9

Module challenge

Parsing real biological data.

Analyze a FASTA file

Write a program that parses a multi-FASTA string and prints the header and length of each sequence.

Your task

Analyze FASTA

  • Parse a multi-FASTA and print header and length of each.
Remember

• Understand FASTA format • Parse FASTA records • Handle multiple sequences • Understand FASTQ and quality scores • Work with tabular data