After creating a feature library in Benchling, you can auto-annotate DNA, RNA, and amino acid sequences based on the information stored in feature libraries.
This article reviews how to auto-annotate individual sequences and sequences in bulk.
Auto-annotate a sequence
To auto-annotate sequences:
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Click on the flag icon in the right-side menu to open the Features panel.
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Click Annotations at the top of the panel.
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Click Auto annotate at the bottom of the panel.
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Select which feature library or sequence to annotate your sequences from:
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Click Search All Libraries to annotate from all your feature libraries.
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Enter a specific sequence or folder to extract the annotations from.
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Select the annotations, then click Add Annotations to display them on your sequence.
Auto-annotate sequences in bulk
You can quickly annotate many sequences in bulk using your feature libraries. Auto-annotation through feature libraries doesn’t retain custom fields on annotations.
To bulk auto-annotate sequences:
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Open the project or folder that holds your sequences and click > to expand the window.
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Select the sequences to annotate.
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In the More drop-down menu in the top-right corner, hover over Analyze and select Auto-Annotate.
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Select which feature libraries to use.
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Click Auto-Annotate.