| Qualifier | compare |
| Definition | Reference details of an existing public INSD entry to which a comparison is made |
| Value Format | [accession-number.sequence-version] |
| Example | /compare=AJ634337.1 |
| Comment | not to be used for new entries from 14-MAY-2021; This qualifier may be used on the following features: misc_difference, unsure, old_sequence and variation. The feature "old_sequence" must have either a /citation or a /compare qualifier. Multiple /compare qualifiers with different contents are allowed within a single feature. This qualifier is not intended for large-scale annotation of variations, such as SNPs. |