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#!/usr/bin/perl # use strict; use warnings; # forward (F) barcodes my @forward = ("AGCCTAAGCT", "TCAAGTTAGC", "AGCCTGGCAT", "ACGGTCCATG", "ACTTGCCGAT", "ACGGTGGATC", "ATCCGCCTAG", "ATGGCGGTAC"); # reverse (R) barcodes my @reverse = ("AGCTTAGGCT", "TAGCCTAAGC", "AGCTTGCCAT", "ACGTTCAATG", "ACTGGCGGAT", "ACGTTGAATC", "ATCGGCAAGT", "ATGCCGTTAC"); my @dnsstr1 = (); my $fr= 0; #read the first header > $dnsstr1[0] = <DATA>; foreach my $line(<DATA>) { #Read rest of lines until nest header if ($line =~ /^>/) { print "Revese\n" if $fr == 0; print @dnsstr1,"\n"; @dnsstr1 = (); $fr = 0; push @dnsstr1,$line; } else {push @dnsstr1,$line; # check if dna string is in the Forward ones foreach my $f (@forward){ if ($line =~ $f) { $fr =1; print "Forward\n";}} } #print $line; } #print the last dna string print "Revese\n" if $fr == 0; print @dnsstr1,"\n"; __DATA__ >HSBGPG Human gene for bone gla protein (BGP) GGCAGATTCCCCCTAGACCCGCCCGCACCATGGTCAGGCATGCCCCTCCTCATCGCTGGGCACAGCCCAG +AGGGT ATAAACAGTGCTGGAGGCTGGCGGGGCAGGCCAGCTGAGTCCTGAGCAGCAGCCCAGCGCAGCCACCGAG +ACACC ATGAGAGCCCTCACACTCCTCGCCCTATTGGCCCTGGCCGCACTTTGCATCGCTGGCCAGGCAGGTGAGT +GCCCC CACCTCCCCTCAGGCCGCATTGCAGTGGGGGCTGAGAGGAGGAAGCACCATGGCCCACCTCTTCTCACCC +CTTTG GCTGGCAGTCCCTTTGCAGTCTAACCACCTTGTTGCAGGCTCAATCCATTTGCCCCAGCTCTGCCCTTGC +AGAGG GAGAGGAGGGAAGAGCAAGCTGCCCGAGACGCAGGGGAAGGAGGATGAGGGCCCTGGGGATGAGCTGGGG +TGAAC CAGGCTCCCTTTCCTTTGCAGGTGCGAAGCCCAGCGGTGCAGAGTCCAGCAAAGGTGCAGGTATGAGGAT +GGACC TGATGGGTTCCTGGACCCTCCCCTCTCACCCTGGTCCCTCAGTCTCATTCCCCCACTCCTGCCACCTCCT +GTCTG GCCATCAGGAAGGCCAGCCTGCTCCCCACCTGATCCTCCCAAACCCAGAGCCACCTGATGCCTGCCCCTC +TGCTC CACAGCCTTTGTGTCCAAGCAGGAGGGCAGCGAGGTAGTGAAGAGACCCAGGCGCTACCTGTATCAATGG +CTGGG GTGAGAGAAAAGGCAGAGCTGGGCCAAGGCCCTGCCTCTCCGGGATGGTCTGTGGGGGAGCTGCAGCAGG +GAGTG GCCTCTCTGGGTTGTGGTGGGGGTACAGGCAGCCTGCCCTGGTGGGCACCCTGGAGCCCCATGTGTAGGG +AGAGG AGGGATGGGCATTTTGCACGGGGGCTGATGCCACCACGTCGGGTGTCTCAGAGCCCCAGTCCCCTACCCG +GATCC CCTGGAGCCCAGGAGGGAGGTGTGTGAGCTCAATCCGGACTGTGACGAGTTGGCTGACCACATCGGCTTT +CAGGA GGCCTATCGGCGCTTCTACGGCCCGGTCTAGGGTGTCGCTCTGCTGGCCTGGCCGGCAACCCCAGTTCTG +CTCCT CTCCAGGCACCCTTCTTTCCTCTTCCCCTTGCCCTTGCCCTGACCTCCCAGCCCTATGGATGTGGGGTCC +CCATC ATCCCAGCTGCTCCCAAATAAACTCCAGAAG >HSGLTH1 Human theta 1-globin gene CCACTGCACTCACCGCACCCGGCCAATTTTTGTGTTTTTAGTAGAGACTAAATACCATATAGTGAACACC +TAAGA CGGGGGGCCTTGGATCCAGGGCGATTCAGAGGGCCCCGGTCGGAGCTGTCGGAGATTGAGCGCGCGCGGT +CCCGG GATCTCCGACGAGGCCCTGGACCCCCGGGCGGCGAAGCTGCGGCGCGGCGCCCCCTGGAGGCCGCGGGAC +CCCTG GCCGGTCCGCGCAGGCGCAGCGGGGTCGCAGGGCGCGGCGGGTTCCAGCGCGGGGATGGCGCTGTCCGCG +GAGGA CCGGGCGCTGGTGCGCGCCCTGTGGAAGAAGCTGGGCAGCAACGTCGGCGTCTACACGACAGAGGCCCTG +GAAAG GTGCGGCAGGCTGGGCGCCCCCGCCCCCAGGGGCCCTCCCTCCCCAAGCCCCCCGGACGCGCCTCACCCA +CGTTC CTCTCGCAGGACCTTCCTGGCTTTCCCCGCCACGAAGACCTACTTCTCCCACCTGGACCTGAGCCCCGGC +TCCTC ACAAGTCAGAGCCCACGGCCAGAAGGTGGCGGACGCGCTGAGCCTCGCCGTGGAGCGCCTGGACGACCTA +CCCCA CGCGCTGTCCGCGCTGAGCCACCTGCACGCGTGCCAGCTGCGAGTGGACCCGGCCAGCTTCCAGGTGAGC +GGCTG CCGTGCTGGGCCCCTGTCCCCGGGAGGGCCCCGGCGGGGTGGGTGCGGGGGGCGTGCGGGGCGGGTGCAG +GCGAG TGAGCCTTGAGCGCTCGCCGCAGCTCCTGGGCCACTGCCTGCTGGTAACCCTCGCCCGGCACTACCCCGG +AGACT TCAGCCCCGCGCTGCAGGCGTCGCTGGACAAGTTCCTGAGCCACGTTATCTCGGCGCTGGTTTCCGAGTA +CCGCT GAACTGTGGGTGGGTGGCCGCGGGATCCCCAGGCGACCTTCCCCGTGTTTGAGTAAAGCCTCTCCCAGGA +GCAGC CTTCTTGCCGTGCTCTCTCGAGGTCAGGACGCGAGAGGAAGGCGC >seq1 AGCCTAAGCTASTPGHTIIYEAVCLHNDRTTIP >seq2 optional comment ASQKRPSQRHGSKYLATASTMDHARHGFLPRHRDTGILDSIGRFFGGDRGAPK NMYKDSHHPARTAHYGSLPQKSHGRTQDENPVVHFFKNIVTPRTPPPSQGKGR KSAHKGFKGVDAQGTLSKIFKLGGRDSRSGSPMARRELVISLIVES

Results

perl "D:\Citi Midleware\db\perl\perl5data.pl" stocks 10 5 Process started >>> Revese >HSBGPG Human gene for bone gla protein (BGP) GGCAGATTCCCCCTAGACCCGCCCGCACCATGGTCAGGCATGCCCCTCCTCATCGCTGGGCACAGCCCAG +AGGGT ATAAACAGTGCTGGAGGCTGGCGGGGCAGGCCAGCTGAGTCCTGAGCAGCAGCCCAGCGCAGCCACCGAG +ACACC ATGAGAGCCCTCACACTCCTCGCCCTATTGGCCCTGGCCGCACTTTGCATCGCTGGCCAGGCAGGTGAGT +GCCCC CACCTCCCCTCAGGCCGCATTGCAGTGGGGGCTGAGAGGAGGAAGCACCATGGCCCACCTCTTCTCACCC +CTTTG GCTGGCAGTCCCTTTGCAGTCTAACCACCTTGTTGCAGGCTCAATCCATTTGCCCCAGCTCTGCCCTTGC +AGAGG GAGAGGAGGGAAGAGCAAGCTGCCCGAGACGCAGGGGAAGGAGGATGAGGGCCCTGGGGATGAGCTGGGG +TGAAC CAGGCTCCCTTTCCTTTGCAGGTGCGAAGCCCAGCGGTGCAGAGTCCAGCAAAGGTGCAGGTATGAGGAT +GGACC TGATGGGTTCCTGGACCCTCCCCTCTCACCCTGGTCCCTCAGTCTCATTCCCCCACTCCTGCCACCTCCT +GTCTG GCCATCAGGAAGGCCAGCCTGCTCCCCACCTGATCCTCCCAAACCCAGAGCCACCTGATGCCTGCCCCTC +TGCTC CACAGCCTTTGTGTCCAAGCAGGAGGGCAGCGAGGTAGTGAAGAGACCCAGGCGCTACCTGTATCAATGG +CTGGG GTGAGAGAAAAGGCAGAGCTGGGCCAAGGCCCTGCCTCTCCGGGATGGTCTGTGGGGGAGCTGCAGCAGG +GAGTG GCCTCTCTGGGTTGTGGTGGGGGTACAGGCAGCCTGCCCTGGTGGGCACCCTGGAGCCCCATGTGTAGGG +AGAGG AGGGATGGGCATTTTGCACGGGGGCTGATGCCACCACGTCGGGTGTCTCAGAGCCCCAGTCCCCTACCCG +GATCC CCTGGAGCCCAGGAGGGAGGTGTGTGAGCTCAATCCGGACTGTGACGAGTTGGCTGACCACATCGGCTTT +CAGGA GGCCTATCGGCGCTTCTACGGCCCGGTCTAGGGTGTCGCTCTGCTGGCCTGGCCGGCAACCCCAGTTCTG +CTCCT CTCCAGGCACCCTTCTTTCCTCTTCCCCTTGCCCTTGCCCTGACCTCCCAGCCCTATGGATGTGGGGTCC +CCATC ATCCCAGCTGCTCCCAAATAAACTCCAGAAG Revese >HSGLTH1 Human theta 1-globin gene CCACTGCACTCACCGCACCCGGCCAATTTTTGTGTTTTTAGTAGAGACTAAATACCATATAGTGAACACC +TAAGA CGGGGGGCCTTGGATCCAGGGCGATTCAGAGGGCCCCGGTCGGAGCTGTCGGAGATTGAGCGCGCGCGGT +CCCGG GATCTCCGACGAGGCCCTGGACCCCCGGGCGGCGAAGCTGCGGCGCGGCGCCCCCTGGAGGCCGCGGGAC +CCCTG GCCGGTCCGCGCAGGCGCAGCGGGGTCGCAGGGCGCGGCGGGTTCCAGCGCGGGGATGGCGCTGTCCGCG +GAGGA CCGGGCGCTGGTGCGCGCCCTGTGGAAGAAGCTGGGCAGCAACGTCGGCGTCTACACGACAGAGGCCCTG +GAAAG GTGCGGCAGGCTGGGCGCCCCCGCCCCCAGGGGCCCTCCCTCCCCAAGCCCCCCGGACGCGCCTCACCCA +CGTTC CTCTCGCAGGACCTTCCTGGCTTTCCCCGCCACGAAGACCTACTTCTCCCACCTGGACCTGAGCCCCGGC +TCCTC ACAAGTCAGAGCCCACGGCCAGAAGGTGGCGGACGCGCTGAGCCTCGCCGTGGAGCGCCTGGACGACCTA +CCCCA CGCGCTGTCCGCGCTGAGCCACCTGCACGCGTGCCAGCTGCGAGTGGACCCGGCCAGCTTCCAGGTGAGC +GGCTG CCGTGCTGGGCCCCTGTCCCCGGGAGGGCCCCGGCGGGGTGGGTGCGGGGGGCGTGCGGGGCGGGTGCAG +GCGAG TGAGCCTTGAGCGCTCGCCGCAGCTCCTGGGCCACTGCCTGCTGGTAACCCTCGCCCGGCACTACCCCGG +AGACT TCAGCCCCGCGCTGCAGGCGTCGCTGGACAAGTTCCTGAGCCACGTTATCTCGGCGCTGGTTTCCGAGTA +CCGCT GAACTGTGGGTGGGTGGCCGCGGGATCCCCAGGCGACCTTCCCCGTGTTTGAGTAAAGCCTCTCCCAGGA +GCAGC CTTCTTGCCGTGCTCTCTCGAGGTCAGGACGCGAGAGGAAGGCGC Forward >seq1 AGCCTAAGCTASTPGHTIIYEAVCLHNDRTTIP Revese >seq2 optional comment ASQKRPSQRHGSKYLATASTMDHARHGFLPRHRDTGILDSIGRFFGGDRGAPK NMYKDSHHPARTAHYGSLPQKSHGRTQDENPVVHFFKNIVTPRTPPPSQGKGR KSAHKGFKGVDAQGTLSKIFKLGGRDSRSGSPMARRELVISLIVES <<< Process finished. ================ READY ================

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