Which Lasergene package includes SeqMan NGen?

SeqMan NGen is part of the Lasergene Genomics package, which includes all the applications you need for our genomics and transcriptomics workflows.

SeqMan NGen is also included as part of Lasergene Molecular Biology for Sanger sequence assemblies only.

Finally, SeqMan NGen is included in the complete DNASTAR Lasergene package which includes all of the applications and supported workflows from Lasergene Molecular Biology, Lasergene Protein, and Lasergene Genomics.

What types of read technology does SeqMan NGen support?

SeqMan NGen supports Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, PacBio, 454, Sanger/ABI and Ion Torrent sequencing technologies. For a full list of supported file types, see our File Formats resource.

Can I analyze my NGS data in SeqMan NGen?

SeqMan NGen is part of Lasergene Genomics, our comprehensive software package that provides everything you need for NGS and long read sequencing assembly, alignment, and analysis. SeqMan NGen performs the project set up and assembly. Post-assembly analysis is performed in other applications within Lasergene Genomics: SeqMan Ultra, ArrayStar, and GenVision Pro.

How long does it take to assemble and call variants in SeqMan NGen?

This depends whether you are doing the assembly on your local computer or are using DNASTAR Cloud Assembly. Depending on hardware and depth of sequences, local whole-genome resequencing can take as little as 5 minutes for a bacterial assembly to 24+ hours for a mammalian genome. A typical whole exome sequencing assembly takes between 30 and 90 minutes. Regardless of workflow, cloud assemblies are much faster and multiple assemblies can also be run simultaneously.