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Sequence Analysis Software at BimCore

Genetics Computer Group (GCG)

The GCG software package is composed of over 100 programs providing a large suite of analysis tools at the user's disposal. These programs are located on a Sun Microsystems UNIX machine running the Solaris operating system and are accessed from the users personal computer (PC or Macintosh).  The package can be accessed via a command-line interface, an X windows graphical interface (SeqLab), or a web interface (SeqWeb). The GCG programs are divided into the following functional categories:

Name Description Download Homepage Manuals Tutorial/ Examples
Genetics Computer Group (GCG) Extensive Sequence Analysis Package
SeqWeb (Web Interface)
NA (accessible only from emory.edu nodes). NA

LaserGene by DNASTAR

[See some BIMCORE tutorials written for DNASTAR]

[Download a demo version of DNASTAR]

Module Description Homepage Manuals Tutorial/ Examples
EditSeq Sequence Input and Editing EditSeq homepage NA NA
MapDraw Restriction Mapping MapDraw homepage NA NA
GeneMan Biological Database Browsing DNASTAR homepage NA NA
PrimerSelect Primer Design and Analysis PrimerSelect homepage NA NA
SeqMan Sequence Fragment Assembly SeqMan homepage NA NA
GeneQuest DNA Sequence Analysis GeneQuest homepage NA NA
MegAlign Multiple and Pairwise Sequence Aligment MegAlign homepage NA NA
Protean Protein Sequence Analysis Protean homepage NA NA

Multiple Sequence Analysis

Name Description Download Homepage Manuals Tutorial/ Examples
ClustalW Multiple Sequence Alignment Program NA BCM Search Launcher Clustal W manual

Web-based Clustal W help

Clustal examples
Jalview Java Multiple Alignment Editor NA Jalview Homepage Jalview Manual N/A
ShadyBox Muliple Sequence Blocks and Shading NA ShadyBox homepage ShadyBox manual NA

Pattern Recognition

Name Description Download Homepage Manuals Tutorial/ Examples
GeneMark GeneFinding by Markov Models NA GeneMark homepage GeneMark instructions NA
TropPred Topology Prediction NA NA NA NA
TransMembrane Membrane Spanning Protein Finder NA NA NA NA
ProScan ProScan NA ProScan homepage NA NA

Miscellaneous

Name Description Download Homepage Manuals Tutorial/ Examples
Readseq Reformats Biosequences NA Run WWW Interface for Readseq (N/A) Readseq Help Page (N/A) Run WWW Interface for Readseq (N/A)
Protein Splitter Splits Protein Sequences into short overlapping fragments NA Run WWW Interface for Protein Splitter NA Run WWW Interface for Protein Splitter
Acedb A C. elegans Data Analysis Package Download Instructions AceDB Home Documentation NA
Phred, Phrap, CrossMatch, and Consed High Throughput Sequence Assembly Download Instructions Phred/Phrap/Consed Home Documentation NA
RHMAP Radiation Hybrid Mapping NA RHAMP Home RHAMP Manual
Phylip Phylogenetic Data Analysis Download Phylip Phylip homepage Phylip manual NA
Staden Fragment Assembly Staden availability Staden homepage Staden manual NA

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Last Update: 06/27/2003