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PAL2NAL

PAL2NAL converts a multiple sequence alignment of proteins and the corresponding DNA (or mRNA) sequences into a codon alignment. The bundle packages version 14.1.

Usage example

The following command can be executed in the terminal to load the bundle:

module load pal2nal

The module makes the pal2nal.pl command. The pal2nal_shell command can be used to access a shell in the bundle.

Run pet list -t pal2nal for a list of examples.

Performance notes

No performance notes available

PAL2NAL should be run on a system with at least 1 GB of RAM and 1 thread.

Benchmarks

No benchmarks available.

Community guides and tutorials

  • No community guides available.

Official site and documentation

Licensing information

PAL2NAL is licensed under the GPLv2 license.

Primary citation

Mikita Suyama, David Torrents, and Peer Bork (2006) PAL2NAL: robust conversion of protein sequence alignments into the corresponding codon alignments. Nucleic Acids Res. 34, W609-W612. pdf

External guides and resources

  • If you know of a guide/tutorial that you have found useful, please help us share it by contacting the HPC staff at hpc@ufs.ac.za