Re: DNASeq: Sequence analysis programs for Mac?

Sheryl Christofferson (sherylc@omrf.ouhsc.edu)
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:32:30 -0500

Hello Marcus:
Our lab uses Lasergene's DNA Star. The .seq files open directly into the
editing program, "EDITseq". There is a companion program called "SEQman" that
will do alignments on the sequences. It is a nice package, but a bit on the
expensive side.

Sheryl Christofferson
OMRF DNA Sequencing Facility
Oklahoma City, OK

Marcus Macht wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> today, one of our customers asked me for a Mac-based program for editing
> her DNA sequence data. We are currently using for ourself the Editview Ver.
> 1.0.1 from PE on our Macs. Two features I miss in Editview are a freely
> scalable Y axis like in the PC program Chromas as well as an option for
> searching a distinct sequence motif or even the next N in the sequence.
> For this reasons, I should like to know: Are there any free- or shareware
> alternatives for Editview on the Mac? What's your impression about them?
> Any suggestions are highly appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Marcus Macht
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