title: GenomeDiagram: a python package for the visualization of large-scale genomic data.
abstract: We present GenomeDiagram, a flexible, open-source Python module for the visualization of large-scale genomic, comparative genomic and other data with reference to a single chromosome or other biological sequence. GenomeDiagram may be used to generate publication-quality vector graphics, rastered images and in-line streamed graphics for webpages. The package integrates with datatypes from the BioPython project, and is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  GenomeDiagram is freely available as source code (under GNU Public License) at http://bioinf.scri.ac.uk/lp/programs.html, and requires Python 2.3 or higher, and recent versions of the ReportLab and BioPython packages.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  A user manual, example code and images are available at http://bioinf.scri.ac.uk/lp/programs.html.
authors.affiliation: Plant Pathogen Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK. lpritc@scri.ac.uk
authors.forename: Leighton
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Paul R J
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: Ian K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Toth
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003628:Database Management Systems; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface