Search

The search box can be displayed by pressing the keys Control and F or selecting "Search"

Note:

The search will be performed on the selected region. If no region is selected, the search will operate on the full alignment.
To clear any selection, press the "Escape" key.

Using the "Create new group" is a quick way to group and highlight residues with the specified search pattern throughout the alignment.

The search allows regular expression matching.

.	Any single character.
[]	Any one of the characters in the brackets
^	The start of a line (column 1).
$	The end of a line
*	Matches zero or more of the preceding characters or expressions.
?	Matches zero or one of the preceding characters or expressions.
+	Matches one or more of the preceding characters or expressions.
{count}	Matches the specified number of the preceding characters or expressions.
{min,}	Matches at least the specified number of the preceding characters or expressions.
{min,max}	Matches between min and max of the preceding characters or expressions.