Genographer – A program for Genographer – A program for AFLP visualizationAFLP visualization

BOSC 2008BOSC 2008

Amplified Fragment Length PolymorphismAmplified Fragment Length Polymorphism

Difference in fragment size between Difference in fragment size between individuals in a population is a genetic individuals in a population is a genetic markermarker

Traditionally viewed on acrylamide or Traditionally viewed on acrylamide or agarose gelsagarose gels

ThenThen

GenographerGenographer

Started by James Benham in 1998Started by James Benham in 1998

Development stop 2001Development stop 2001

ABI evolved their technology and broke ABI evolved their technology and broke GenographerGenographer

GPLv2GPLv2

NowNow

Many different file types supported Many different file types supported (including raw fsa from ABI)(including raw fsa from ABI)

GPLv2GPLv2

Lots still to be done!Lots still to be done!http://sourceforge.net/projects/genographerhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/genographer