Magelan
Multiple Applications Gel Analyzer - Magelan
Overview
A Java-based image recognition tool to read and analyze images of electrophoretic gels for Allele-Calling, Fingerprinting, and Fragment-Sizing. A tutorial and whitepaper are available.
Features
Images
- Accepts all common image formats such as gif, jpeg, and tif
- Image manipulation tools such as rotating and adjusting the brightness and contrast
- Views of the entire gel and specific lanes
- Magnification for closer inspection
- Automatic background subtraction
Interface and Setup
- Simple, user-friendly
- Easily adjustable threshold levels
- Quick and easy set-up and storage of analysis templates, including standards information
- Memory of user-defined standards
- Flexible grid placement and shaping to account for experimental irregularities
- FastFlow Buttons for streamlining the analysis
- Easy ways to name samples or map wells to lanes
Analysis and Output
- Fast and efficient algorithm analyzes gels in seconds
- Adjustable thresholds for the entire gel, a particular tier or a specific lane
- Histogram of intensities for a graphical interpretation of a lane image
- Accurately identifies bands and genotypes
- Color-coded genotypes for instant identification
- Multiple output formats, such as tab-delimited file or plate representation
Windows and Unix versions