Extending GelJ for Interoperability: Filling the Gap in the Bioinformatics Resources for Population Genetics Analysis with Dominant Markers

Background and Objective. The manual transformation of DNA fingerprints of dominant markers into the input of tools for population genetics analysis is a time-consuming and error-prone task; especially when the researcher deals with a large number of samples. In addition, when the researcher needs to use several tools for population genetics analysis, the situation worsens due to the incompatibility of data-formats across tools. The goal of this work consists in automating, from banding patterns of gel images, the input-generation for the great diversity of tools devoted to population genetics analysis.
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research