EST clustering packages
Due to the current emphasis on functional genomics, ESTs are fast accumulating in Est databases. ESTs for more than 250 species are already available in dbEST. Even with the advent of genomics research, most of these species will not have their entire genomies sequenced in the foreseeable future. Therefore, Est clustering and assembly is a desirable approach, also making it a thrust area of research. These assemblies will prove important in the identification of biologically interesting gene sequences. The sequences identified thus can be used for a variety of purpose, including the following: (i) identification of SNPs, alternative splice variants and the coding regions in genomic DNA, and (ii) designing of gene expression chips. Following are a few packages used for EST clustering and assembly


