Software/Web tool | Type | Maintenance requirement | SNP search related functions | Primer design | ||||
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 |  |  | SNP search | Arbitrary flanking sequence length | Nearby SNP annotation | SNP selection interface | Graphic SNP illustration |  |
NCBI dbSNPa | Web-Server | None for user; server contains latest updated data | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
SNPper | Web-Server | None for user; server needs to update periodically | Yesb | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
SNPHunter | Web-Client (depends on dbSNP for new SNP retrieval) | None for user; rely on dbSNP for data update | Yesb | Yes | Yes | Yesc | Yes | No |
SNPicker | Web-Client (depends on NEB restriction-enzyme data) | None for user; rely on NEB for data update | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
SNPBox | Web-Server | None | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
viewGene | Software depends on annotated record | Needs to download annotated data | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |