From owner-maize@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Tue Aug 31 21:48:09 2004 Return-Path: X-Original-To: maize-outgoing Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 751D27D0F3 for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:48:08 +0100 (BST) X-Original-To: maize-list@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9B1C7D0F6 for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:48:07 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 86D4B7D0F3; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:48:06 +0100 (BST) To: maize@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.maize From: coee@missouri.edu (Ed Coe) Subject: Genetic and Genomic Mapping Tools Date: 31 Aug 2004 21:36:29 +0100 Organization: USDA-ARS Message-ID: <4134E0F1.2050203@missouri.edu> Sender: owner-maize@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Software developed for the Maize Mapping Project is available as open-source utilities, on CD (available from Coe) or by download from http://www.maizemap.org/bioinformatics.htm. The utilities were designed to function transposably among laboratories and among organisms. Particular interest has been shown in the following specific components among those that are available: LIMS, the laboratory information management system, provides forms for entry of multiple types of primer and mapping data with self-checks for accuracy. It also provides for compilation and exchange of data among participating laboratories, for project tracking, and for export to displays in Web-based applications (Sanchez-Villeda et al., Bioinformatics 19:2022-2030, 2003). iMap, the Integrated Map application (see functions at http://www.maizemap.org/iMapDB/iMap.html) displays genetic maps with anchored BAC contigs, and accesses all associated data online (Fang et al., Bioinformatics 19:2105-2111, 2003). CIMDE, the Community IBM Map Data Entry tool (see functions at http://www.maizemap.org/CIMDE/cIBMmap.htm) provides for online submission of mapping data by individuals, processing by MapMaker with prior markers, and return of map locations. Ed Coe and the Maize Mapping Project Team