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| Lasergene Version Comparison |
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| 6.0* UNDER CONSTRUCTION | 7.0** | 8.0 | 8.1 | |
| SeqMan Pro - Sequencing Project Manager | ||||
| SNP filtering in reports | ||||
| Read SNG files for Next Generation Sequencing Analysis | ||||
| Codon display in SNP reports | ||||
| Direct annotation capability | ||||
| Faster assembly of large sequence projects | ||||
| Add new Features by selecting the region or BLASTing | ||||
| Full Feature support on sequences and consensus | ||||
| Analyze NextGen sequence data assembled with SeqMan NGen for Roche 454 and Illumina platforms | ||||
| Primer Walking system to handle larger numbers of sequences | ||||
| Assemble E. coli size genomes and large EST and SNP data sets | ||||
| Flowspace diagram for 454 assembly visualization | ||||
| Read 454 output files (.sff, .fna, .fas, and .qual types) | ||||
| Maximum Expected Coverage repeat region analysis | ||||
| Enhanced vector trimming | ||||
| SNP Discovery | ||||
| Advanced scripting ability | ||||
| Ability to import and edit Sequencher assemblies | ||||
| Pro Assembler handles large assemblies of traditional and pyrosequencing data quickly | ||||
| Import and edit Phrap assemblies | ||||
| View multiple consensus sequences simultaneously | ||||
| Utilize dual-end sequence data | ||||
| Auto save assembly projects | ||||
| Explicit view of vector trim coordinates | ||||
| Ignore short fragments in assemblies | ||||
| Locate regions of alignments for contig splitting | ||||
| Automatically remove poor quality fragments and vector data | ||||
| SeqBuilder - Sequence editor, feature annotator, cloning | ||||
| Design Primers around selected features | ||||
| New, updated enzyme list | ||||
| Enhanced export to GenVision | ||||
| Short cut compatible enzyme selector | ||||
| Import Vector NTI primers | ||||
| Detached feature labels | ||||
| Copy as picture, export to Adobe Illustrator | ||||
| Ability to batch import Vector NTI files retaining feature names | ||||
| Automated virtual cloning — site-directed, TA, TOPO and Gateway protocols | ||||
| Create graphically-rich, publication-quality linear and circular maps | ||||
| Display and edit in multiple views simultaneously | ||||
| Cut/paste sequences and annotations into many views | ||||
| View ORFs, annotations, translations and restriction cut sites | ||||
| MegAlign - Multiple sequence alignments | ||||
| Bootstrapping | ||||
| ClustalW multiple alignment method | ||||
| Export the majority consensus of alignments | ||||
| Copy sections of the alignment report to the clipboard | ||||
| Create sub-alignments from multiple sequence alignments | ||||
| Export to .paup, .pau and .nex | ||||
| Select a subsection of an alignment and clone to new alignment project | ||||
| Select a subsection of an alignment report for copying and pasting image to clipboard | ||||
| Output alignments as plain text | ||||
| Export data for further analysis or publication | ||||
| Export sequences as FASTA | ||||
| PrimerSelect - Oligo Primer Design | ||||
| Automatic search for best primer pairs | ||||
| Reports for primer composition, predicted hairpin structures and self dimers | ||||
| Create unique primer catalog | ||||
| GeneQuest - Gene Finding | ||||
| Updated Transcription Factor binding sites | ||||
| Enhanced export to GenVision for visualizations | ||||
| Enhanced sorting, Feature display and editing | ||||
| Automatic coding region prediction | ||||
| GC content plot | ||||
| Identify region where translation matches specified protein sequence file | ||||
| Identify and annotate coding regions | ||||
| Protean - protein structure analysis | ||||
| Enhanced export to GenVision for visualizations | ||||
| Implement protein profile pattern searches | ||||
| Updated Prosite database | ||||
| Ability to sort features by type, name and position | ||||
| Secondary structural analysis | ||||
| Automatic prediction of proteolytic cleavage sites | ||||
| Locate potential antigenic determinants and sites from primary sequence data | ||||
| BLAST and Entrez | ||||
| Annotate sequences using BLAST hits | ||||
| BLAST and Entrez searching in all applications | ||||
| Directly enter sequences from NCBI-BLAST or Entrez | ||||
| Supports multiple servers | ||||
| BLAST/Entrez results may be copied, printed and saved as text | ||||
| Direct download in application | ||||
| Print and save result | ||||
| Text searching | ||||
| DataManager | ||||
| Workflow integration | ||||
| Create sequence datasets - catalog vectors and oligos | ||||
| Shared memory communication protocol (shmRPC) | ||||
| Project management | ||||
| Synchronize sequences in shared applications | ||||
| Share feature creation between modules | ||||
| Network License | ||||
| Sassafras Keyserver compatibility | ||||
| DNASTAR network | ||||
| Dual Platform Support — Macintosh & Windows | ||||
| Windows Vista and Macintosh Leopard compatible | ||||
| Native on Macintosh Intel computers | ||||
* DNASTAR no longer supports Lasergene version 5.
** DNASTAR will no longer support Lasergene version 6 past December 31, 2008.