The Fasta format consists of a list of sequences. Each sequence starts with a line with a '>' followed by the sequence name. The next lines then contain the amino acids/nucleotides and gaps of that sequence. The next sequence starts with the next line beginning on '>'. An example with three sequences:

   >ZEA.MA-A
   NCC-GAGCUCU-GUAGCGAGAGCUUGUAACCCG-----AGCGGG-GGCAUUAAGGUGGUG
   UGAAUGCUUUGCGAUGGCU---UUCUGGGCCCU--GGGCUCG-U-UGUGACACUGGCCGG
   CUUGCCCAUCCCAAGUUGGUAGU-GUCUGGU-GGGGGCUCUAGCGAAAGCUUUGGGUCUC
   U-GCAGACCU-GGAGCGGCAGGAAUGGCGUAAGGCUGGCUUCACAGAGCAGCGAUCACUG
   CCG-ACUCCCAACGGUGGGAGGAUAACGAAGCCGCUG-CACU--UUGAGCCUAACUCAG-
   GCU-CAGAA----CCUCACU-AAGCAAACCACCA
   >HUM.LU-A
   GCC--GGUCUUAGCAACGUGGGCCUGUAACCCA-----AGUGGG-GGCAUGUGGGAAAUG
   G-GACU-UUG-GGUCAAC----CUAGUGGAU-C--GGGUCCAGUGUUAGCUGCUUACUGG
   UCUGCCCAUUCCAAGCCGGGAGUU-GGGCUG-AGUGACCUGGGCGAAGGGC-UGGGUUGC
   GCACGUC-CU-AGAGUGGAGGGCAAUGCGUGAGGCUGGCUUCACAGAGCAGCGACUACCU
   CC-CGCUCUCGGCAGUGGAAGGAUAACG-GGCCGGUG-CUAC--CUGGGUCCACCAUG-C
   UUC-ACUAGG--CUGACUCUUAAUAGGACCAUUU
   >TET.THE.
   GCCAGGGUAG----CA---AUACCUGUGU----CUAUAUG----UGGCAU-AAACAAUGU
   A---GGUUG---UGAUAGAUAGGAUAUGAGAGUUUGAUGAGACAGUUUGCU----AAGAG
   UGUGCCCGCUCCAAACAAUGAGU--UGCUA-UGGUGGUAACCUAGUAAUAG-GACUCCAC
   CAGGGCA-UUAAAGAGCUAAGGAAACGCCUCAGGCUGGCA--ACAGAACAGGGAAAACUU
   GC-CGCUUGUUGUGGUGGAAGGAUAACA-UACUC--AU-UAACUGUCAA---ACUAAUC-
   ---GGUUCU-ACUAUCA----AAGCCAG-ACAUU