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my @b = split(/[.]/,$a);
my $OrginalBlast;
$OrginalBlast = $b[0].".".$b[1].".".$b[2].".".$b[3].".".$b[4].".".$b
+[5].".".$b[6].".".$b[7];
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$OriginalBlast = join '.', split(/[.]/,$a)[0..7];
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($OriginalBlast) = $a =~ m/(([^.]+\.?){8})/;