The main highlight of OmicsBox version 3.0 is its new Genetic Variation Module which allows for performing variant calling, filtering, and annotation, as well as associating genetic variations with a particular trait or disease via genome-wide association studies

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OmicsBox Bioinformatic Software, Genetic Variation Module (Credit: Business Wire)

BioBam launches the latest version of its bioinformatics software OmicsBox 3.0, with the new genetic variation module to be exhibited at the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference.

BioBam will showcase its latest advancement at the largest AG-Genomics meeting in the world.

The main highlight of OmicsBox version 3.0 is its new Genetic Variation Module which allows for performing variant calling, filtering, and annotation, as well as associating genetic variations with a particular trait or disease via genome-wide association studies.

Dr. Stefan Götz, CEO said: “To be able to analyze genetic variation with OmicsBox is highly requested by our user community and something that has been on our roadmap for a long time. It makes me especially happy to be now able to announce a robust and highly efficient combination of state-of-the-art tools for performing genetic variation analysis within OmicsBox. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing how this module will assist our users in advancing their research and making faster discoveries.”

The module offers two different analysis strategies for variant calling and filtering. Many options are available to adjust the analysis to specific methodologies like e.g GBS vs WGS or different requirements like the level of ploidy, genome coverage, or the presence of repetitive regions. This combination of tools has been shown to outperform alternative pipelines in several recent review studies (e.g. Nature Sci. Rep. 12, 11331 (2022)). The module also allows for the execution of guided genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify genetic variations associated with a particular trait.

Source: Company Press Release