What are the requirements for INSDSeq_length in a Sequence Listing XML?
What are the requirements for INSDSeq_length in a Sequence Listing XML?
According to MPEP 2413, the INSDSeq_length element in a Sequence Listing XML has specific requirements:
- It must be a positive integer
- It represents the number of residues in the sequence
- For nucleotide sequences, it includes both nucleotides and nucleotide analogs
- For amino acid sequences, it includes amino acids, modified amino acids, and unknown amino acids
MPEP 2413 states: “The length of the sequence must be indicated by a positive integer expressing the number of residues.”
This element is crucial for accurately representing the size of each sequence in the Sequence Listing XML file.
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