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TRviz: a Python library for decomposing and visualizing tandem repeat sequences.

Jonghun Park¹, Eli Kaufman², Paul N Valdmanis²

¹Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

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TRviz is a new Python tool for analyzing tandem repeat (TR) sequences. It helps visualize the motif composition within TR alleles, aiding genetic research.

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Bioinformatics
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Genomics

Background:

Tandem repeats (TRs) are repetitive DNA sequences.
Analyzing TR sequences and their motif composition is crucial for understanding genetic variation and disease.
Existing tools may lack comprehensive features for TR sequence decomposition, encoding, alignment, and visualization.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce TRviz, an open-source Python library for the comprehensive analysis of tandem repeat sequences.
To provide a user-friendly tool for decomposing, encoding, aligning, and visualizing TR sequences and their motif compositions.
To facilitate the study of genetic variation and its impact through advanced TR analysis.

Main Methods:

TRviz utilizes Python to process collections of TR-containing sequences (alleles).
The library accepts one or more defined motifs as input for analysis.
It generates visualizations that depict the motif composition of each TR sequence.

Main Results:

TRviz successfully decomposes, encodes, aligns, and visualizes TR sequences.
The tool produces plots illustrating the specific motif composition within TR alleles.
This enables a clear understanding of the structural variations in TR regions.

Conclusions:

TRviz offers a powerful and accessible solution for tandem repeat sequence analysis.
The library's visualization capabilities enhance the interpretation of genetic data related to TRs.
TRviz is a valuable resource for researchers in genomics and bioinformatics studying repetitive DNA elements.