A genome alignment app that helps you build an index of the reference genome and align single-end reads and paired-end reads via the command-line console.
- SNAP
- Version :0.15.4 / 1.0 Beta 18
- License :Apache License 2.0
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :UC Berkeley AMP Lab
SNAP Description
SNAP is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you perform genome alignment-related tasks. It can be used for aligning sequences using a quick method.
Command-prompt running mode
Users accustomed to working with the command-line console won’t invest too much time into writing commands in the CMD environment. However, if you are a rookie in the domain of writing command-line parameters, then you may find the utility a bit difficult to work with.
The tool also displays a short description of its features in the console in order to make it easier for you to set up the dedicated parameters. A help manual is also included in the package in case you need to find out more details about the configuration settings.
Supported alignment actions
SNAP offers you the possibility to build an index of the reference genome and apply the index data in the sequencing process. In addition, you are allowed to align single-end reads and paired-end reads.
You need to build the index just once and then read it each time you perform an alignment of a set of reads. The tool also comes bundled with a set of parameters that offer you control in the alignment process.
SNAP can be of great help especially in the educational field. Students can make use of its functions in order to work with a read aligner in a gene sequencing pipeline.