Software

On this page you find various software that I have developed for both teaching and research. Each piece of software should have its own documentation associated with it. All software is made available free of charge and most of it comes with source code if you would like to hack on it yourself. All questions regarding software should be directed to rjdyer@vcu.edu.

GeneticStudio (beta)
program images

GeneticStudio is a suite of programs that focues on the analysis of population genetic data. At present, it includes the programs:

  • Geno: A program for the analysis of marker data.
  • Graph: A program for the analysis of Population Graph topologies
  • Manteller: A program for the analysis of distance matrices
  • SNPFinder: A program for the analysis of short sequences for the purposes of SNP identification

The latest version, documentation, and FAQ can be found here.

 
Population Graphs
popgraph images

Population Graphs are an analysis that allows you to visualize the distributoin of genetic variation within species. This analysis has been subsumed into the GeneticStudio suite of programs. However, I am maintaining it here as some people prefer the 3D visualization.

The online popgraph analysis program can be found here.

 
FractalDim
fractaldim images FractalDim is a program that can create fractal images from genetic sequence data (or import existing images) and calculate the fractal dimensionality of the sequence. Reads genbank files. I use it in teaching Mathematical Biology.
 
PopSim
popSim images PopSim is a program that simulates population genetic processes in discrete populations and allows alternate migration rates (symmetric and assymetric), mutation, and selection to be modified. I use it in teaching Mathematical Biology and as a toy for popgen.

 


Unless otherwise noted, all source code is released under the GPL license.