---
name: "bp_mrtrans"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "bioperl"
version: "1.7.8-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bp_mrtrans"
---

# bp\_mrtrans(1p)

implement a transformer of alignments from protein to mrna coordinates

## NAME

bp\_mrtrans - implement a transformer of alignments from protein to mrna coordinates

## SYNOPSIS

Usage:\
   bp\_mrtrans -i inputfile -o outputfile \[-if input format\] \[-of output format\] \[-s cDNA sequence database\]  \[-sf cDNA sequence format\] \[-h\]

## DESCRIPTION

This script will convert a protein alignment back into a cDNA.  Loosely based on Bill Pearson's mrtrans.

The options are:

```
   -o filename          - the output filename [default STDOUT]
   -of format           - output sequence format
                          (multiple sequence alignment)
                          [default phylip]
   -i filename          - the input filename [required]
   -if format           - input sequence format
                          (multiple sequence alignment)
                          [ default clustalw]
   -s --seqdb filename  - the cDNA sequence database file
   -sf --seqformat      - the cDNA seq db format (flatfile sequence format)
   -h                   - this help menu
```

## AUTHOR

Jason Stajich, jason-at-bioperl-dot-org