New Features in Geneious Pro 5.0
Geneious Pro 5.0 is the largest ever feature release to date. Check out the new features to see exactly why Geneious 5.0 is the best value sequence analysis software available. Click here for the full release notes.
Next-Generation Assembly
de novo assembly – Perform de novo assembly of 2 million sequence reads from Sanger, 454, SOLiD and illumina data types in half an hour with the Geneious assembler.
Reference assembly – Reference assemble 5 million reads against a 5 megabase genome on your desktop in under 10 minutes with the Geneious assembler.
Paired-end assembly – de novo or reference assembly any paired-end data.
Paired-end visualization – Visualize your paired-end and mate-pair reads in the stunning Geneious Pro sequence viewer.
High/Low coverage finder – Highlight regions of high or low coverage in your assemblies.
Analysis Tools
Mutation report/SNP finder – Run the SNP finder to identify and call the location of every SNP in your alignment or assembly for entire genomes.
MAFFT plugin – Download the MAFFT plugin (coming soon) for the gold standard in alignment algorithms. Faster and more accurate, this is a must have for anyone doing alignment!
Show non-cutting enzymes – Find all non-cutting enzymes from your restriction enzyme list in the "Enzymes" table view .
Find duplicates in alignments – Duplicates in alignments and sequence lists can now be easily identified and removed with the find duplicates function.
Concatenate sequence lists – Join lists of sequences with this extension of the standard concatenation function.
Visualizations
Split View – Split the sequence view of Geneious Pro to display multiple views of your document at the same time. Combine a zoomed in sequence view, with the circular sequence view and the virtual gel view for easy in silico cloning.
Navigate by annotation table – Run the SNP finder, then, navigate the annotation table of SNPs using the new Split View function to skip to the selected annotation in the sequence view for inspection.
Virtual gel view – View your planned restriction digest on a virtual gel to determine their fragment patterns before digesting. Digest with enzymes all at once, or with each enzyme of the enzyme list individually.
Microsatellite data (.fsa) viewer – View your microsatellite data in Geneious Pro, then take our survey to shape the development of this feature by telling us what you'd most like to see in future versions.
RNA secondary structure (RNA fold) – View the secondary structure of RNA or oligonucleotide sequences and manipulate the settings to illustrate how the structure changes.
New options layout – Geneious Pro features some stylistic changes to the layout to give you more space on the screen that's easier to use than before.
Customization and ease of use
Document profiles – Create a document profile and apply it to any document to give it the exact appearance you want.
Deleted items (recycle bin/trash) – You asked, we listened, our 'deleted items' is here, giving you extra protection against losing your documents.
Document history – Document history records every modification or analysis performed on your sequence so writing your methods section is now a breeze.
Filter annotation table – For sequences with large numbers of annotations, filter the annotation table view to rapidly identify the annotation you're seeking. Outstanding for finding annotations in large genomes!
Server database administration improvements – For shared resources in a server database, it is easier than ever to set access privileges and share documents with your colleagues in the lab or abroad.
Import/Export
Save image as .eps – Want a stunning non-pixelated image for a presentation or poster? Try the fully scalable .eps format for superior image quality.
.caf importer – Rescue your old Sequencher® project assemblies by exporting to the 'common assembly format' .caf and importing them directly into Geneious Pro with drag-and-drop. Click here for a full description on the easiest way to get your Sequencher data into Geneious Pro.
.fsa importer – Visualize microsatellite electropherogram data with our new importer and visualization engine for .fsa files, then take our survey to shape the development of this feature by telling us what you'd most like to see in future versions.
.sam and .maq importer – Import any next-gen sequencing data in the SAM or MAQ file format with drag-and-drop into Geneious Pro.
.qual and .fastQ exporter – Export your sequences in the .qual or .fastQ for use in any other programs.
For the past and present improvements, see the release notes.