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Desktop secondary analysis software for Windows
™
10 operating system
IMPORTANT!
Older versions of the desktop secondary analysis software do not run
on the Windows
™
10 operating system. Older versions may or may not be able to
analyze data files that are generated by the 3730xl Data Collection Software 5. Contact
Support for information on obtaining the latest versions of software if you did not buy
these applications with the instrument.
Analysis
Software
Minimum version required
Sequencing
(Required) Sequencing Analysis Software
7
SeqScape
™
Software
4
Variant Reporter
™
Software
3
Fragment analysis
(Required) GeneMapper
™
Software
6
Data Collection software terminology
• Autoextraction and re-extraction—
Autoextraction is the automatic process that
creates data files at the end of a run (AB1
files for sequence analysis, FSA files for
fragment analysis). Re-extraction is a
manual process that you can perform after
a run is complete. See “Autoextraction and
• Batch Run—All plates in the Input Stack
list.
• Database—Internal database in the Data Collection
Software that stores plate records, results groups,
instrument protocols, run modules, analysis protocols,
and data that is collected on the instrument.
Data is autoextracted from the database to generate
data files at the end of a run (AB1 files for sequence
analysis, FSA files for fragment analysis). Data files are
stored in the location specified in the results group
specified in the plate record associated with the data.
Data files are not stored in the database.
• Plate record—Defines the following information for a plate.
– Plate attributes, sample information, and the type of application
– Instrument run conditions (instrument protocol)
– File-naming convention, result-folder–naming convention, analysis type, and
data file storage location (results group)
Chapter 1
Instrument and software description
Data Collection software terminology
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3730xl DNA Analyzer with 3730xl Data Collection Software 5 User Guide