Introduction to ifpd

The ifpd package aims to simplify the design of fluorescence in situ hybridization probes, starting from databases of oligonucleotides designed to specifically bind to genomic loci of interest.

The package contains tools to design a single probe, comprising a specific number of oligonucleotide sequences. Alternatively, it also allows to design a number of homogeneously spread probes, covering a region of interest, in a fashion that we dubbed spotting probe. More details on these two algorithms are available in the relative page.

ifpd is fully implemented in Python3, and is distributed through the PyPI network: the Python Package Manager developed and maintained by the Python community, for the Python community.

Related topics

• Database
• Algorithms