File extension FASTA
| File type | FASTA Format DNA And Protein Sequence Alignment |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a FASTA file?
FASTA file format is used for storing DNA sequences, and is popular among scientist and scientific communities. FASTA is a database file used for storing data on nucleid acids or protein sequences.
FASTA files allows users to add comments or adnotations. FASTA stores data in text format and is supported by many bioinformatics software tools. Nucleaotides data store in FASTA files use standard abbreviation codes (for example, C for cytosine).
Program(s) that can open the .FASTA file
Windows
Mac OS
Linux
How to open FASTA files
If you cannot open the FASTA file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports FASTA among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the FASTA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the FASTA format files
The inability to open and operate the FASTA file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the FASTA Format DNA And Protein Sequence Alignment file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a FASTA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the FASTA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the FASTA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the FASTA format
- The FASTA file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the FASTA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a FASTA file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the FASTA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the FASTA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the FASTA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.FASTA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected FASTA file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the FASTA file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. FASTA) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.