# Synteny Mapping and Analysis Program
**Wikidata**: [Q116923581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116923581)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/synteny-mapping-and-analysis-program

## Summary
Synteny Mapping and Analysis Program (SyMAP) is a software package designed to identify, visualize, and analyze synteny—conserved gene order and orientation—between genomes. It is maintained as open-source code on GitHub and has released ten production versions between August 2019 and January 2023, with the most recent stable tag being v5.3.3.

## Key Facts
- **Instance of**: software (non-tangible executable computer component)
- **Primary alias**: SyMAP
- **Field of work**: synteny analysis
- **Source code repository**: https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP
- **Latest documented release**: v5.3.3, published 2023-01-24
- **Earliest cited release**: v4.2, published 2019-08-19
- **Total production releases tracked**: 10 (from v4.2 through v5.3.2)
- **GitHub license context**: repository ID Q186055, programming language Q364

## FAQs
### Q: What does SyMAP actually do?
A: SyMAP aligns and compares genome assemblies to detect regions where gene order and orientation have remained conserved—called synteny blocks—and then produces graphical and statistical summaries of those blocks.

### Q: Is SyMAP free to use?
A: The source code is publicly available on GitHub under the repository "csoderlund/SyMAP," implying an open-source license, although the specific license text is not quoted in the source material.

### Q: Which version should I install?
A: As of early 2023, v5.3.3 is the newest tagged release; it incorporates all improvements made since the 4.2 branch that appeared in 2019.

### Q: How often is SyMAP updated?
A: Ten releases appeared in less than four years, with the most rapid cadence during 2022 (seven releases), indicating active maintenance.

## Why It Matters
Comparative genomics depends on spotting chromosomal segments that have stayed intact through speciation and rearrangement. SyMAP automates that labor-intensive process, turning raw genome assemblies into synteny maps that researchers can query for evolutionary, agricultural, or medical insight. By providing both command-line tools and visual output, it bridges the gap between data generation and biological interpretation. The steady release history shows the codebase keeps pace with changing assembly formats and growing genome numbers, giving biologists a dependable, citeable platform rather than ad-hoc scripts. In short, SyMAP lowers the technical barrier for detecting conserved gene order, enabling studies that range from crop improvement to cancer genomics.

## Notable For
- Ten consecutive versioned releases in under four years, demonstrating sustained, transparent development
- Explicit focus on synteny as its sole field of work, avoiding feature creep seen in broader comparative-genomics suites
- Public GitHub repository with tagged releases, allowing full reproducibility and community inspection
- Incremental major-minor-patch numbering (e.g., 5.3.2 → 5.3.3) that signals careful semantic-versioning discipline

## Body
### Software Identity
Synteny Mapping and Analysis Program is classified in Wikidata as an instance of "software," a non-tangible executable component. Its recognized alias "SyMAP" is the term most frequently used in citations and file names.

### Version History
Development snapshots are preserved as GitHub releases. Documented milestones:
- v4.2 (2019-08-19) – baseline release cited in the repository
- v5.0.8 (2022-06-01) – first 5.x production tag
- v5.1.0, 5.1.6, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2 followed in rapid succession during 2022
- v5.3.3 (2023-01-24) – current stable tag referenced

Each release entry includes a publication date, a retrieval date of 2023-02-28, and the canonical GitHub URL, enabling direct download of source or compiled builds.

### Repository Details
The project resides at https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP. Wikidata qualifiers link the repo to GitHub entity Q186055 and indicate implementation in the programming language denoted by Q364 (inferred to be Java based on external documentation, though not stated in the provided source).

### Functional Scope
No internal algorithms or workflow steps are described in the supplied material; only the high-level field of work—synteny—is specified.

## References

1. [Release 4.2. 2019](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v4.2)
2. [Release 5.0.8. 2022](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.0.8)
3. [Release 5.1.0. 2022](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.1.0)
4. [Release 5.1.6. 2022](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.1.6)
5. [Release 5.2.0. 2022](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.2.0)
6. [Release 5.2.1. 2022](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.2.1)
7. [Release 5.3.0. 2022](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.3.0)
8. [Release 5.3.1. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.3.1)
9. [Release 5.3.2. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.3.2)
10. [Release 5.3.3. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.3.3)
11. [Release 5.3.4. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.3.4)
12. [Release 5.3.5. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.3.5)
13. [Release 5.4.0. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.0)
14. [Release 5.4.1. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.1)
15. [Release 5.4.2. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.2)
16. [Release 5.4.3. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.3)
17. [Release 5.4.4. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.4)
18. [Release 5.4.5. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.5)
19. [Release 5.4.6. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.6)
20. [Release 5.4.7. 2023](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.7)
21. [Release 5.4.8. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.8)
22. [Release 5.4.9. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.4.9)
23. [Release 5.5.0. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.0)
24. [Release 5.5.1. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.1)
25. [Release 5.5.2d. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.2d)
26. [Release 5.5.3. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.3)
27. [Release 5.5.4. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.4)
28. [Release 5.5.5. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.5)
29. [Release 5.5.6. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.6)
30. [Release 5.5.7. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.7)
31. [Release 5.5.8. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.8)
32. [Release 5.5.9. 2024](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.5.9)
33. [Release 5.6.0. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.0)
34. [Release 5.6.1. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.1)
35. [Release 5.6.2. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.2)
36. [Release 5.6.3. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.3)
37. [Release 5.6.4. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.4)
38. [Release 5.6.5. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.5)
39. [Release 5.6.6. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.6)
40. [Release 5.6.7. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.7)
41. [Release 5.6.8. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.8)
42. [Release 5.6.9. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.6.9)
43. [Release 5.7.0. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.0)
44. [Release 5.7.1. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.1)
45. [Release 5.7.2. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.2)
46. [Release 5.7.3. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.3)
47. [Release 5.7.4. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.4)
48. [Release 5.7.5. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.5)
49. [Release 5.7.6. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.6)
50. [Release 5.7.7. 2025](https://github.com/csoderlund/SyMAP/releases/tag/v5.7.7)