title: MapGene2Chrom, a tool to draw gene physical map based on Perl and SVG languages.
abstract: Genetic linkage map is helpful for analysis on heredity of some gene families and map-based gene cloning because of its simple and elegant manifestation. One software is in need to draw a gene physical map, which shows a manner similar to the genetic linkage map, based on the relative physical distance between genes. Although some tools like GBrowse and MapViewer etc. are available to draw gene physical map, there are obvious limitations for them: (1) the data need to be decorated in advance; (2) users can't modify results. Therefore, we developed a bio-assisted mapping software--MapGene2Chrom with PC and web versions, which is based on Perl and SVG languages. The software can be used to draw the corresponding physical map quickly in SVG format based on the input data. It will become a useful tool for drawing gene physical map with the advantages of simple input data format, easily modified output and very good portability.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Jiang-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Ying-Zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Yu-He
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Da-Ping
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
authors.forename: Guan-Shan
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D020407:Internet; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D012984:Software