\name{read.dna}
\alias{read.dna}
+\alias{read.FASTA}
\title{Read DNA Sequences in a File}
\usage{
read.dna(file, format = "interleaved", skip = 0,
nlines = 0, comment.char = "#",
as.character = FALSE, as.matrix = NULL)
+read.FASTA(file)
}
\arguments{
\item{file}{a file name specified by either a variable of mode character,
a matrix or a list (if \code{format = "fasta"}) of DNA sequences
stored in binary format, or of mode character (if \code{as.character =
"TRUE"}).
+
+ \code{read.FASTA} always returns a list.
}
\references{
Anonymous. FASTA format description.