Dotter - Sequence dotplots with image enhancement tools. Usage: dotter [options] [X options] Where and are file names for FASTA files containing the two sequences. Allowed sequence types: Protein - Protein DNA - DNA DNA - Protein Options: -h, --help Show this usage information -b , --batch-save= Batch mode; save dot matrix to -e , --batch-export= Batch mode; export plot to PDF file -l , --load Load dot matrix from -m , --memory-limit= Memory usage limit in Mb (default 0.5) -z , --zoom Set zoom (compression) factor -p , --pixel-factor Set pixel factor manually (ratio pixelvalue/score) -W , --window-size Set sliding window size. (K => Karlin/Altschul estimate) -M , --matrix-file= Read in score matrix from (Blast format; Default: Blosum62). -F , --sequence-file Read in sequences and data from (replaces sequencefiles). -f , --feature-file Read feature segments from -H, --hsp-mode Do not calculate dotplot at startup. -R, --reverse-greyramp Reversed Greyramp tool at start. -r, --reverse-horizontal Reverse and complement horizontal_sequence (if DNA) -v, --reverse-vertical Reverse and complement vertical_sequence (if DNA) -D, --disable-mirror Don't display mirror image in self comparisons -w, --watson-only For DNA: horizontal_sequence top strand only (Watson) -c, --crick-only For DNA: horizontal_sequence bottom strand only (Crick) -q , --horizontal-offset= Horizontal_sequence offset -s , --vertical-offset= Vertical_sequence offset --compiled Show package compile date --version Show package version ----- Written by Gemma Barson Based on original code by Erik Sonnhammer Reference: Sonnhammer ELL & Durbin R (1995). A dot-matrix program with dynamic threshold control suited for genomic DNA and protein sequence analysis. Gene 167(2):GC1-10. See http://www.sanger.ac.uk/resources/software/seqtools/ for more info. Copyright (c) 2010-2011: Genome Research Ltd. Dotter is distributed under the GNU Public License; see http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt