Sequence database

In the field of bioinformatics, a sequence database is a type of biological database that is composed of a large collection of computerized ("digital") nucleic acid sequences, protein sequences, or other polymer sequences stored on a computer. The UniProt database is an example of a protein sequence database. As of 2013 it contained over 40 million sequences and is growing at an exponential rate.^[1] Historically, sequences were published in paper form, but as the number of sequences grew, this storage method became unsustainable.

^ Cochrane, G.; Karsch-Mizrachi, I.; Nakamura, Y. (23 November 2010). "The International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration". Nucleic Acids Research. 39 (Database): D15–D18. doi:10.1093/nar/gkq1150. PMC 3013722. PMID 21106499.

[1] Cochrane, G.; Karsch-Mizrachi, I.; Nakamura, Y. (23 November 2010). "The International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration". Nucleic Acids Research. 39 (Database): D15–D18. doi:10.1093/nar/gkq1150. PMC 3013722. PMID 21106499.

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