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Title: JBrowse: a dynamic web platform for genome visualization and analysis

Journal Article · · Genome Biology (Online)
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  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Bioengineering
  2. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States). Division of Animal Sciences
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. Ontario Inst. of Cancer Research, Toronto, ON (Canada); Univ. of Toronto, ON (Canada). Dept. of Molecular Genetics
  6. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Bioengineering; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

JBrowse is a fast and full-featured genome browser built with JavaScript and HTML5. It is easily embedded into websites or apps but can also be served as a standalone web page. Overall improvements to speed and scalability are accompanied by specific enhancements that support complex interactive queries on large track sets. Analysis functions can readily be added using the plugin framework; most visual aspects of tracks can also be customized, along with clicks, mouseovers, menus, and popup boxes. JBrowse can also be used to browse local annotation files offline and to generate high-resolution figures for publication. JBrowse is a mature web application suitable for genome visualization and analysis.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Inst. of Health (NIH) (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; HG004483; GM080203
OSTI ID:
1456937
Journal Information:
Genome Biology (Online), Vol. 17; ISSN 1474-760X
Publisher:
BioMed CentralCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 462 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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