Apollo: a community resource for genome annotation editing

E. Lee, N. Harris, M. Gibson, R. Chetty, S. Lewis
2009 Bioinformatics  
Apollo is a genome annotation-editing tool with an easy to use graphical interface. It is a component of the GMOD project, with ongoing development driven by the community. Recent additions to the software include support for the generic feature format version 3 (GFF3), continuous transcriptome data, a full Chado database interface, integration with remote services for on-thefly BLAST and Primer BLAST analyses, graphical interfaces for configuring user preferences and full undo of all edit
more » ... tions. Apollo's user community continues to grow, including its use as an educational tool for college and high-school students. Availability: Apollo is a Java application distributed under a free and open source license. Installers for Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris and Mac OS X are available at http://apollo.berkeleybop.org, and the source code is available from the SourceForge CVS repository at
doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btp314 pmid:19439563 pmcid:PMC2705230 fatcat:pbtlkvpsqbbx7kt4x47hwjpkra