def readSeqFasta(filename):
    """Read fasta data from the given file.  Returns a two-element list,
       the first of which is the fasta information (the first line), the
       rest of which is the sequence, represented as a string."""
    inFile = open(filename)
    info = inFile.readline()
    data = inFile.read()
    inFile.close()
    info = info.replace('\n', '')
    sequence = data.replace('\n', '')
    inFile.close()
    return sequence