abiview

Function

Description

abiview reads in an ABI sequence trace file and graphically displays the results.

The data for each nucleotide is plotted and the assigned nucleotide (G, A, T, C or N) in the ABI file is overlayed on the graphs.

It also writes out the sequence to an output sequence file.

Usage

Command line arguments


Input file format

This reads in a standard ABI trace file.

Output file format

It outputs a file holding a normal nucleotide sequence.

The horizontal scale of the output image labelled 'Residue Position' is only a very approximate indication of the spacing of residues in the image. The real residue spacing is variable, as it relies on the speed with which the oligo-nucleotides are eluted in the ABI sequencer. Do not be surprised to see the nucleotide signals spaced at a much greater distance than the horizontal scale might suggest.

Data files

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Notes

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References

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Warnings

None.

Diagnostic Error Messages

None.

Exit status

It always exits with status 0.

Known bugs

None.

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