title: YouGenMap: a web platform for dynamic multi-comparative mapping and visualization of genetic maps.
abstract: Comparative genetic maps are used in examination of genome organization, detection of conserved gene order, and exploration of marker order variations. YouGenMap is an open-source web tool that offers dynamic comparative mapping capability of users' own genetic mapping between 2 or more map sets. Users' genetic map data and optional gene annotations are uploaded, either publically or privately, as long as they follow our template which is available in several standard file formats. Data is parsed and loaded into MySQL relational database to be displayed and compared against users' genetic maps or other public data available on YouGenMap. With the highly interactive GUIs, all public data on YouGenMap are maps available for visualization, comparison, search, filtration and download. YouGenMap web tool is available on the website (http://conifergdb.miamioh.edu/yougenmap) with the source-code repository at (http://sourceforge.net/projects/yougenmap/?source=directory).
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Batesole
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Kokulapalan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wimalanathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Southern Research Station, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, USDA Forest Service Saucier, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Craig S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Echt
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA ; Department of Biology, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
keywords: YouGenMap; genetic map; genetic map viewer; genetic marker; graphic user interface