Motivation: When two or more genomic maps of a chromosomal region are available, it is useful to be able to synthesize them to create a merged map.
Results: We show that map merging is an exploratory process because there are multiple ways to combine data based upon what the user wishes to focus on, and upon which particular data subset emphasis is desired. We describe Mapmerge, a program for merging two genomic maps, discuss its limitations, and illustrate an example of its use.
Availability: Freely available (ANSI C source code, a Make file, test data files, documentation) on request from the author.
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