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GIL: a python package for designing custom indexing primers
Nicholas Mateyko1, Omar Tariq1, Xinyi E Chen1
1School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Summary:
Generate Indexes for Libraries (GIL) is a software tool for generating primers to be used in the production of multiplexed sequencing libraries. GIL can be customized in numerous ways to meet user specifications, including length, sequencing modality, color balancing, and compatibility with existing primers, and produces ordering and demultiplexing-ready outputs.
Availability And Implementation:
GIL is written in Python and is freely available on GitHub under the MIT license: https://github.com/de-Boer-Lab/GIL and can be accessed as a web-application implemented in Streamlit at https://dbl-gil.streamlitapp.com.
