Distributed Annotation System

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The Distributed Annotation System (DAS) is used in bioinformatics to share and collate genomic annotation information. It is an open source project.

From the biodas.org web site:

The distributed annotation system (DAS) is a client-server system in which a single client integrates information from multiple servers. It allows a single machine to gather up genome annotation information from multiple distant web sites, collate the information, and display it to the user in a single view. Little coordination is needed among the various information providers.

[edit] Sites and tools currently using DAS

• Ensembl The Ensembl Genome Browser
• UCSC Genome Browser
• WormBase
• FlyBase
• TIGR
• ProServer

[edit] External links

• biodas.org - the home page of DAS
• DAS/1 specification
• DAS/2 draft specification