Genomorama, interactive display of multiple genomes
Genomorama is a software program for interactively displaying multiple genomes. In this context, a genome refers to DNA sequence and an (optional) collection of annotations (indicating which DNA sub-sequences correspond to genes, RNAs, proteins etc.). Genomorama was designed to assist in comparative genomics, sequence comparison and sequence analysis. To this end, Genomorama provides a powerful yet easy to use interface that leverages the visualization power of modern computers (via OpenGL) and the substantial bioinformatic infrastructure provided by the NCBI (via the NCBI C toolkit). Genomorama is written in portable, highly optimized C++ and comes in three “flavors” that allow it to run natively on (most) modern operating systems: OS X (using Carbon), Microsoft Windows (using MFC) and Linux (using Motif). Executables and source code are freely provided for all flavors.
By now, you’re probably wondering: “Does the world really need another genome viewer?”. Predictably, my answer is “yes”. Here’s why: