Multiple alignment program for amino acid or nucleotide sequences

Mac OS X version

Download

• mafft-6.901-mac-gcc.mpkg.zip (runs on MacOSX 10.5-10.7, x86 and PPC; experimentally supports multithreading on x86)

Installation

1. Unzip the .mpkg.zip file, open the .mpkg file and follow the installer's instructions.
2. Add /usr/local/bin/ to your command-search path (Not necessary on MacOSX 10.5-10.7).

Usage

1. Copy an input file (example) into your 'Home' folder (Finder → PLACES → your_username).
2. Open a Terminal window (Finder → Applications → Utilities → Terminal).
3. Type

   % mafft input.txt > output.txt
   

   The full path name (/usr/local/bin/) may be necessary, if it is not in your command-search path.

   % /usr/local/bin/mafft input.txt > output.txt