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GBrowse<ref name=PMID:12368253/> is the most popular viewer in [[GMOD]]. For a list of GBrowse and GMOD installations see the [[GMOD_Users|GMOD Users page]]. For a demo of its features, try the [http://www.wormbase.org/db/seq/gbrowse/wormbase/ WormBase], [http://flybase.org/cgi-bin/gbrowse/dmel FlyBase], or [http://projects.tcag.ca/cgi-bin/duplication/dupbrowse/human_b35 Human Genome Segmental Duplication Database] web sites.
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'''Note:''' The current stable version of Gbrowse is version 1.69.  The pre-release source code is available from [[GBrowse#CVS|CVS]] under the 'stable' branch.
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|name=GBrowse
 
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|full name=Generic Genome Browser
==Description==
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|status=mature
 
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|dev=active
[[image:gbrowse_screenshot1.gif|right|thumb|250px|GBrowse running on [http://hapmap.org/downloads/index.html HapMap.org] [[Media:gbrowse_screenshot1.gif|View at full resolution]]]]
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|support=active
 
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|type=Genome Visualization & Editing
The Generic Genome Browser is a combination of database and interactive Web page for manipulating and displaying annotations on genomes. Some of its features:
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|about=GBrowse is a combination of database and interactive web pages for manipulating and displaying annotations on genomes. Features include:
  
 
* Simultaneous bird's eye and detailed views of the genome.
 
* Simultaneous bird's eye and detailed views of the genome.
 
* Scroll, zoom, center.
 
* Scroll, zoom, center.
* Use a variety of premade glyphs (see the [http://doc.bioperl.org/releases/bioperl-current/bioperl-live/Bio/Graphics/Glyph.html#_pod_SEE%20ALSO BioPerl Glyph documentation] for a list) or create your own.
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* Use a variety of [[GBrowse Configuration HOWTO#Glyphs and Glyph Options|premade glyphs]] or create your own.
 
* Attach arbitrary URLs to any annotation.
 
* Attach arbitrary URLs to any annotation.
 
* Order and appearance of tracks are customizable by administrator and end-user.
 
* Order and appearance of tracks are customizable by administrator and end-user.
 
* Search by annotation ID, name, or comment.
 
* Search by annotation ID, name, or comment.
* Supports third party annotation using [http://www.sanger.ac.uk/software/GFF GFF] formats.
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* Supports third party annotation using [[GFF]] formats.
 
* Settings persist across sessions.
 
* Settings persist across sessions.
* DNA and GFF dumps.
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* DNA and [[GFF]] dumps.
* Connectivity to different databases, including [http://biosql.org BioSQL] and [[Chado]].
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* Connectivity to different databases, including [[BioSQL]] and [[Chado]].
 
* Multi-language support.
 
* Multi-language support.
 
* Third-party feature loading.
 
* Third-party feature loading.
* Customizable plug-in architecture (e.g. run [[wp:BLAST|BLAST]], dump & import many formats, find oligonucleotides, design primers, create restriction maps, edit features)
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* Customizable [[GBrowse Plugins|plug-in]] architecture (e.g. run [[wp:BLAST|BLAST]], dump & import many formats, find oligonucleotides, [[PrimerDesigner.pm|design primers]], create restriction maps, edit features)
  
==Installation==
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Note that the information on this page refers to GBrowse 2; GBrowse 1.x is recommended only for applications where legacy browser support is required and a single database is used.
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|open source=Yes
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|licence=GPL2, Artistic License
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|input=GFF3, GFF2
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|language=Perl
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|release date=2001/01/01
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|logo=GBrowseLogo.png
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|screenshot=[[image:GBrowse_screenshot1.png|none|thumb|500px|GBrowse running on [http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/downloads/index.html HapMap.org] [[Media:GBrowse_screenshot1.png|Click to view at full resolution]]]]
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|mail={{MailingListsFor|GBrowse}}Please report bugs to the [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=27707&atid=391291SourceForge Bug Tracker] (select 'Category: Gbrowse').
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|dl src=GBrowse can also be found on [http://search.cpan.org CPAN] and in the Debian sid ("unstable") apt package repository and can be installed via apt-get in Ubuntu 12.04 and later.
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|papers=* Using the Generic Genome Browser ([[GBrowse]]). <ref name=PMID:19957275/>
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* SNP@Evolution: a hierarchical database of positive selection on the human genome. <ref name=PMID:19732458/> ([[GBrowse]]-related)
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* TBrowse: an integrative genomics map of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. <ref name=PMID:19683474/> ([[GBrowse]]-related)
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* FishMap: a community resource for zebrafish genomics. <ref name=PMID:18554176/> ([[GBrowse]]-related)
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* Using the Generic Genome Browser ([[GBrowse]]). <ref name=PMID:18428797/>
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* Genome-Wide Analysis of Nucleotide-Level Variation in Commonly Used Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains. <ref name=PMID:17389913/>  (See [http://gbrowse.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/gbrowse/yeast_strains_snps/ YSB].)
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* Gbrowse Moby: a Web-based browser for [http://biomoby.open-bio.org/ BioMoby] Services. <ref name=PMID:17147784/>
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* The [[GBrowse|generic genome browser (GBrowse)]]: a building block for a model organism system database. <ref name=PMID:12368253/> [[Media:1599-1.pdf|PDF]]
  
GBrowse is Perl-based. It can be installed using the standard Perl module build procedure, or automated using a network-based install script. In order to use the net installer, you will need to have Perl 5.8.6 or higher and the Apache web server installed. See the step-by-step instructions below for detailed instructions:
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|tutorials=; [[GBrowse Tutorial|GBrowse tutorial from 2012 GMOD Summer School]]. This relies heavily on the {{GBrowseAdminTutorialLink| GBrowse Administration Tutorial}}.
 
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: Demonstrates setting up, configuring and using [[GBrowse]] with some sample data. GBrowse is provided on an Amazon Machine Image; see [[Cloud|GMOD in the Cloud]] for more information on getting a GMOD AMI.
* [[GBrowse_MacOSX_HOWTO|Install on MacOSX]]
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; [[GBrowse Tutorial 2010|GBrowse tutorial from 2010 GMOD Summer School]]
* [[GBrowse_Windows_HOWTO|Install on Windows]]
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: Set up and run [[GBrowse]] with sample data. It provides a VMware image to work on, and relies heavily on the {{GBrowseAdminTutorialLink|GBrowse Administration Tutorial}}.
* [[GBrowse_Ubuntu_HOWTO|Install on Ubuntu and other Debian-based systems]]
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; {{GBrowseAdminTutorialLink|GBrowse Administration Tutorial}}
* [[GBrowse_RPM_HOWTO|Install on Fedora Core and other RPM-based systems]]
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: Step by step guide on how to configure and load data into [[GBrowse]].  Administration tutorials are available for both the {{GBrowseAdminTutorialLink|current version}}, and the earlier {{GBrowse1AdminTutorialLink|1.x versions}}.
* [[GBrowse_Gentoo_HOWTO|Install on Gentoo Linux system]]
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;[http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/htdocs/general_help.html Usage tutorial]
* [[GBrowse_Install_HOWTO|Source Code Install (for other Linux systems)]]
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:GBrowse usage tutorial
 
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; [[GBrowse NGS Tutorial]]
==Documentation==
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: Instructions on how to visualize [[next generation sequencing]] data in GBrowse using [http://samtools.sourceforge.net SAMtools].  The tutorial includes a starting VMware image, and uses the example data that comes with SAMtools.
===On-line documentation===
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; [http://youtu.be/jxA6VMN97Y8 GBrowse video tutorial]
* [http://gmod.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/gmod/Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/tutorial/tutorial.html?pathrev=stable GBrowse Tutorial]
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: Produced by [http://eupathdb.org EuPathDB]; please direct praise and thanks to them!
* [[GBrowse_Install_HOWTO|GBrowse source code installation HOWTO]]
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; [http://www.openhelix.com/gbrowse GBrowse User Tutorial] at [http://www.openhelix.com OpenHelix]
* [[CONFIGURE_HOWTO|GBrowse configuration HOWTO]]
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: A Flash based tutorial on using GBrowse.  Provided by [http://www.openhelix.com OpenHelix].  Tutorial includes slides, handouts and exercises. NB: this tutorial is for [[GBrowse 1.x]]
* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/htdocs/general_help.html}}
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|req=GBrowse is [[Glossary#Perl|Perl]]-based and the GBrowse 2.x modules are [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/ hosted on CPAN]. GBrowse can be installed using the standard Perl module build procedure, or automated using a network-based install script. In order to use the net installer, you will need to have Perl 5.8.6 or higher and the Apache web server installed.
* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/htdocs/annotation_help.html}}
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|install=* [[GBrowse_2.0_Install_HOWTO|GBrowse 2.x installation guide]]
* [[GBrowse Popup Balloons]]
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* [[GBrowse 2.0 Install HOWTO/Advanced|Advanced]]
* [[GBrowse FAQ]]
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* [[GBrowse 2.0 Install Paths|Install Paths]]
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|config=* [[GBrowse 2.0 Configuration HOWTO|Configuration guide]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Authentication|Authentication]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Balloons|Balloons]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/DAS|DAS]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Feature frequency histograms|Feature Frequency Histograms]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Glyphs|Glyphs]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/I18n|I18n]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Images|Images]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/URL schema|URL schema]]
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* [[Creating and Managing Subtracks with GBrowse2|Subtracks]]
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* [[GBrowse Adaptors]]
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* [[GBrowse Backends]]
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|doc=* [[GBrowse FAQ]]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/htdocs/annotation_help.html Annotation Help]
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* Balloons:
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** [[GBrowse Popup Balloons]]
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** [[GBrowse Balloon Tips|Balloon Tips]]
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* [[GBrowse Persistent Variables]]
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* [[GBrowse img]]
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* [[Glyphs and Glyph Options]]
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* [[RubberBandSelection|Rubber Band Selection]]
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* [[Gbrowse Benchmarking]]
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* [[GBrowse User Uploads]]
  
 
===POD documentation===
 
===POD documentation===
There are many useful POD documents included with the distribution.  These are converted to HTML files when you install the package, and can be found in /gbrowse/docs/pod:
 
  
* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/BIOSQL_ADAPTER_HOWTO.pod}}
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There are many useful POD documents included with the distribution. These are converted to HTML files when you install the package, and can be found in /gbrowse/docs/pod.
* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/GENBANK_HOWTO.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/PLUGINS_HOWTO.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/CONFIGURE_HOWTO.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/INSTALL.MacOSX.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/DAS_HOWTO.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/INSTALL.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/README-chado.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/FAQ.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/MAKE_IMAGES_HOWTO.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/README-gff-files.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/GBROWSE_IMG.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/ORACLE_AND_POSTGRESQL.pod}}
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* {{CVS|Generic-Genome-Browser/docs/pod/README-lucegene.pod}}
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Since these are in Perl POD format these files may contain formatting code when viewed in a Web browser.
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GBrowse 2.x pod documents can also be viewed online at CPAN:
  
==Downloads==
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* {{GBrowse_pod|FAQ}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|INSTALL}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|INSTALL.MacOSX}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|README-chado}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|README-gff-files}} (see also [[GFF]])
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* {{GBrowse_pod|README-lucegene}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|BIOSQL_ADAPTER_HOWTO}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|GENBANK_HOWTO}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|PLUGINS_HOWTO}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|DAS_HOWTO}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|MAKE_IMAGES_HOWTO}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|GBROWSE_IMG}}
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* {{GBrowse_pod|ORACLE_AND_POSTGRESQL}}
  
=== Source Code Download (tar.gz file) ===
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===Installation===
  
Download the source from the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=27707 SourceForge download page].
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* [[GBrowse_2.0_Install_HOWTO|GBrowse 2.x installation guide]]
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* [[GBrowse 2.0 Install HOWTO/Advanced|Advanced]]
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* [[GBrowse 2.0 Install Paths|Install Paths]]
  
=== Net-based Installer Script ===
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===Configuration===
  
The net installer script, located at [http://gmod.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/gmod/Generic-Genome-Browser/bin/gbrowse_netinstall.pl the GBrowse CVS repository] will automatically download and install GBrowse and its Perl libraries for you. See [[#Installation|Installation]] for details on using this script.
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* [[GBrowse 2.0 Configuration HOWTO|Configuration guide]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Authentication|Authentication]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Balloons|Balloons]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/DAS|DAS]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Feature frequency histograms|Feature Frequency Histograms]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Glyphs|Glyphs]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/I18n|I18n]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/Images|Images]]
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** [[GBrowse Configuration/URL schema|URL schema]]
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* [[Creating and Managing Subtracks with GBrowse2|Subtracks]]
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* [[GBrowse Adaptors]]
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* [[GBrowse Backends]]
  
=== CVS ===
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===Documentation===
  
There are many new features in the current development version which have not been released yet. To get the latest version, please use anonymous [[CVS]]. The recommended branch to use is ''stable'' which is more stable than HEAD. Here is the recipe:
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* [[GBrowse FAQ]]
 
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/htdocs/annotation_help.html Annotation Help]
% cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@gmod.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/gmod login
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* Balloons:
CVS password: &lt;hit return&gt;
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** [[GBrowse Popup Balloons]]
% cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@gmod.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/gmod co -r stable Generic-Genome-Browser
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** [[GBrowse Balloon Tips|Balloon Tips]]
 
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* [[GBrowse Persistent Variables]]
Once you have successfully checked out the Generic-Genome-Browser distribution, you can simply perform a <code>cvs update</code> inside the directory to get recent changes.
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* [[GBrowse img]]
 
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* [[Glyphs and Glyph Options]]
You can also browse the [http://gmod.cvs.sourceforge.net/gmod/Generic-Genome-Browser GBrowse CVS].
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* [[RubberBandSelection|Rubber Band Selection]]
 
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* [[Gbrowse Benchmarking]]
 
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* [[GBrowse User Uploads]]
== About Databases ==
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GBrowse has a flexible adaptor system for running off various types of database. Standard adaptors include:
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* Flat file adaptors (in-memory, indexed) -- put your annotations in a directory and go!
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* Relational database adaptors -- [[Chado]], [http://biosql.org BioSQL].
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* Network adaptors -- read annotations from [[GenBank]], [[UCSC]] or [[Ensembl]].
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* GFF databases -- {{CPAN|Bio::DB::GFF}}, {{CPAN|Bio::DB::SeqFeature}}
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===POD documentation===
  
==Contacts==
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There are many useful POD documents included with the distribution. These are converted to HTML files when you install the package, and can be found in /gbrowse/docs/pod.
  
Please report bugs to the SourceForge [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=27707&atid=391291 Bug Tracker].
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GBrowse 2.x pod documents can also be viewed online at CPAN:
  
Please send questions to the [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gmod-gbrowse GBrowse mailing list].
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/FAQ.pod FAQ]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/INSTALL.pod INSTALL]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/INSTALL.MacOSX.pod INSTALL.MacOSX]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/README-chado.pod README-chado]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/README-gff-files.pod README-gff-files] (see also [[GFF]])
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/README-lucegene.pod README-lucegene]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/BIOSQL_ADAPTER_HOWTO.pod BIOSQL_ADAPTER_HOWTO]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/GENBANK_HOWTO.pod GENBANK_HOWTO]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/PLUGINS_HOWTO.pod PLUGINS_HOWTO]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/DAS_HOWTO.pod DAS_HOWTO]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/MAKE_IMAGES_HOWTO.pod MAKE_IMAGES_HOWTO]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/GBROWSE_IMG.pod GBROWSE_IMG]
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* [http://search.cpan.org/dist/GBrowse/docs/pod/ORACLE_AND_POSTGRESQL.pod ORACLE_AND_POSTGRESQL]
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|logo info=The [[:File:GBrowseLogo.png|GBrowse logo]] was created by [mailto:alexisnb1@yahoo.com Alex Read], a participant in the [[Spring 2010 Logo Program]], while a design student at [http://www.linnbenton.edu Linn-Benton Community College].
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|see also=[[JBrowse]], the successor to GBrowse, built with JavaScript for a faster, more interactive user experience; and [[WebGBrowse]], a tool for configuring GBrowse.
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|extra={{GitcComponent}}
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|survey link=GBrowse
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|contact email=lincoln.stein@gmail.com; scott@scottcain.net
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|integration=
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|dev status=
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}}
  
==References==
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{{SemanticLink
<references/>
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|linkurl=http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmod/files/Generic%20Genome%20Browser/
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|linktype=download
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}}
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{{SemanticLink
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|linkurl=https://github.com/GMOD/GBrowse
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|linktype=source code
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{{SemanticLink
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|linkurl=http://gbrowse.org
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|linktype=website
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}}
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{{SemanticLink
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|linkurl=http://www.wormbase.org/tools/genome/gbrowse/c_elegans/
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|linktitle=WormBase
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|linktype=wild URL
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}}
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{{SemanticLink
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|linkurl=http://flybase.org/cgi-bin/gbrowse/dmel
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|linktitle=FlyBase
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|linktype=wild URL
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}}
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{{SemanticLink
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|linkurl=http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-perl/gbrowse/gbrowse
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|linktitle=HapMap
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|linktype=wild URL
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}}
  
[[Category:Biologist]]
 
 
[[Category:GBrowse]]
 
[[Category:GBrowse]]
 
[[Category:GMOD Components]]
 
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Revision as of 17:18, 2 December 2013

GBrowse logo
Status
  • Mature release
  • Development: active
  • Support: active
Licence
{{{PAGENAME}}} is open source

GPL 2.0, Artistic License 2.0

Resources


About Generic Genome Browser (GBrowse)

GBrowse is a combination of database and interactive web pages for manipulating and displaying annotations on genomes. Features include:

  • Simultaneous bird's eye and detailed views of the genome.
  • Scroll, zoom, center.
  • Use a variety of premade glyphs or create your own.
  • Attach arbitrary URLs to any annotation.
  • Order and appearance of tracks are customizable by administrator and end-user.
  • Search by annotation ID, name, or comment.
  • Supports third party annotation using GFF formats.
  • Settings persist across sessions.
  • DNA and GFF dumps.
  • Connectivity to different databases, including BioSQL and Chado.
  • Multi-language support.
  • Third-party feature loading.
  • Customizable plug-in architecture (e.g. run BLAST, dump & import many formats, find oligonucleotides, design primers, create restriction maps, edit features)

Note that the information on this page refers to GBrowse 2; GBrowse 1.x is recommended only for applications where legacy browser support is required and a single database is used.


Visit the GBrowse website.

Screenshots

Downloads

GBrowse can also be found on CPAN and in the Debian sid ("unstable") apt package repository and can be installed via apt-get in Ubuntu 12.04 and later.

Using GBrowse

System Requirements

GBrowse is Perl-based and the GBrowse 2.x modules are hosted on CPAN. GBrowse can be installed using the standard Perl module build procedure, or automated using a network-based install script. In order to use the net installer, you will need to have Perl 5.8.6 or higher and the Apache web server installed.

Installation

Configuration

Documentation

POD documentation

There are many useful POD documents included with the distribution. These are converted to HTML files when you install the package, and can be found in /gbrowse/docs/pod.

GBrowse 2.x pod documents can also be viewed online at CPAN:

Installation

Configuration

Documentation

POD documentation

There are many useful POD documents included with the distribution. These are converted to HTML files when you install the package, and can be found in /gbrowse/docs/pod.

GBrowse 2.x pod documents can also be viewed online at CPAN:

Publications, Tutorials, and Presentations

Publications on or mentioning GBrowse

  • Using the Generic Genome Browser (GBrowse). [1]
  • SNP@Evolution: a hierarchical database of positive selection on the human genome. [2] (GBrowse-related)
  • TBrowse: an integrative genomics map of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [3] (GBrowse-related)
  • FishMap: a community resource for zebrafish genomics. [4] (GBrowse-related)
  • Using the Generic Genome Browser (GBrowse). [5]
  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Nucleotide-Level Variation in Commonly Used Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains. [6] (See YSB.)
  • Gbrowse Moby: a Web-based browser for BioMoby Services. [7]
  • The generic genome browser (GBrowse): a building block for a model organism system database. [8] PDF

Tutorials

GBrowse tutorial from 2012 GMOD Summer School. This relies heavily on the GBrowse2 Admin Tutorial.
Demonstrates setting up, configuring and using GBrowse with some sample data. GBrowse is provided on an Amazon Machine Image; see GMOD in the Cloud for more information on getting a GMOD AMI.
GBrowse tutorial from 2010 GMOD Summer School
Set up and run GBrowse with sample data. It provides a VMware image to work on, and relies heavily on the GBrowse2 Admin Tutorial.
GBrowse2 Admin Tutorial
Step by step guide on how to configure and load data into GBrowse. Administration tutorials are available for both the GBrowse2 Admin Tutorial, and the earlier 1.x versions.
Usage tutorial
GBrowse usage tutorial
GBrowse NGS Tutorial
Instructions on how to visualize next generation sequencing data in GBrowse using SAMtools. The tutorial includes a starting VMware image, and uses the example data that comes with SAMtools.
GBrowse video tutorial
Produced by EuPathDB; please direct praise and thanks to them!
GBrowse User Tutorial at OpenHelix
A Flash based tutorial on using GBrowse. Provided by OpenHelix. Tutorial includes slides, handouts and exercises. NB: this tutorial is for GBrowse 1.x


Contacts and Mailing Lists

Mailing List Link Description Archive(s)
GBrowse & GBrowse_syn gmod-gbrowse GBrowse and GBrowse_syn users and developers. Gmane, Nabble (2010/05+), Sourceforge
gmod-gbrowse-cmts Code updates. Sourceforge
Please report bugs to the Bug Tracker (select 'Category: Gbrowse').

GBrowse in the wild

Public installations of GBrowse:



See also

JBrowse, the successor to GBrowse, built with JavaScript for a faster, more interactive user experience; and WebGBrowse, a tool for configuring GBrowse.

More on GBrowse

See Category:GBrowse

The GBrowse logo was created by Alex Read, a participant in the Spring 2010 Logo Program, while a design student at Linn-Benton Community College.

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Has URLhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/gmod/files/Generic%20Genome%20Browser/ +, https://github.com/GMOD/GBrowse +, http://gbrowse.org +, http://www.wormbase.org/tools/genome/gbrowse/c_elegans/ +, http://flybase.org/cgi-bin/gbrowse/dmel + and http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-perl/gbrowse/gbrowse +
Has descriptionGBrowse is a combination of database and iGBrowse is a combination of database and interactive web pages for manipulating and displaying annotations on genomes. Features include:
  • Simultaneous bird's eye and detailed views of the genome.
  • Scroll, zoom, center.
  • Use a variety of premade glyphs or create your own.
  • Attach arbitrary URLs to any annotation.
  • Order and appearance of tracks are customizable by administrator and end-user.
  • Search by annotation ID, name, or comment.
  • Supports third party annotation using GFF formats.
  • Settings persist across sessions.
  • DNA and GFF dumps.
  • Connectivity to different databases, including BioSQL and Chado.
  • Multi-language support.
  • Third-party feature loading.
  • Customizable plug-in architecture (e.g. run BLAST, dump & import many formats, find oligonucleotides, design primers, create restriction maps, edit features)
Note that the information on this page refers to GBrowse 2; GBrowse 1.x is recommended only for applications where legacy browser support is required and a single database is used.
is required and a single database is used. +
Has development statusactive +
Has full nameGeneric Genome Browser +
Has input formatGFF3 + and GFF2 +
Has licenceGPL2 + and Artistic License +
Has logoGBrowseLogo.png +
Has software maturity statusmature +
Has support statusactive +
Has titleWormBase +, FlyBase + and HapMap +
Has topicGBrowse +
Is open sourceYes +
Link typedownload +, source code +, website + and wild URL +
Release date1 January 2001 +
Tool functionality or classificationGenome Visualization & Editing +
Written in languagePerl +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.GBrowse#http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmod/files/Generic%20Genome%20Browser/ +, GBrowse#https://github.com/GMOD/GBrowse +, GBrowse#http://gbrowse.org +, GBrowse#http://www.wormbase.org/tools/genome/gbrowse/c_elegans/ +, GBrowse#http://flybase.org/cgi-bin/gbrowse/dmel + and GBrowse#http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-perl/gbrowse/gbrowse +