Jardín Botánico Canario "Viera y Clavijo"-Unidad Asociada CSIC (Cabildo de Gran Canaria), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Mol Ecol Resour. 2013 May;13(3):484-93. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12084. Epub 2013 Feb 26.
Transformer-4 version 2.0.1 (T4) is a multi-platform freeware programmed in java that can transform a genotype matrix in Excel or XML format into the input formats of one or several of the most commonly used population genetic software, for any possible combination of the populations that the matrix contains. T4 also allows the users to (i) draw allozyme gel interpretations for any number of diploid individuals, and then generate a genotype matrix ready to be used by T4; and (ii) produce basic reports about the data in the matrices. Furthermore, T4 is the only way to optionally submit 'genetic diversity digests' for publication in the Demiurge online information system (http://www.demiurge-project.org). Each such digest undergoes peer-review, and it consists of a geo-referenced data matrix in the tfm4 format plus any ancillary document or hyperlink that the digest authors see fit to include. The complementarity between T4 and Demiurge facilitates a free, safe, permanent, and standardized data archival and analysis system for researchers, and may also be a convenient resource for scientific journals, public administrations, or higher educators. T4 and its converters are freely available (at, respectively, http://www.demiurge-project.org/download_t4 and http://www.demiurge-project.org/converterstore) upon registration in the Demiurge information system (http://demiurge-project.org/register). Users have to click on the link provided on an account validation email, and accept Demiurge's terms of use (see http://www.demiurge-project.org/termsofuse). A thorough user's guide is available within T4. A 3-min promotional video about T4 and Demiurge can be seen at http://vimeo.com/29828406.
T4 版本 2.0.1（T4）是一个多平台的免费软件，用 Java 编写，可以将 Excel 或 XML 格式的基因型矩阵转换为最常用的几种群体遗传软件的输入格式，适用于矩阵中包含的任何可能的群体组合。T4 还允许用户：(i) 为任意数量的二倍体个体绘制同工酶凝胶解释，然后生成一个准备由 T4 使用的基因型矩阵；(ii) 生成关于矩阵中数据的基本报告。此外，T4 是可选地将“遗传多样性摘要”提交给 Demiurge 在线信息系统（http://www.demiurge-project.org）发表的唯一途径。每份摘要都要经过同行评审，由 tfm4 格式的地理参考数据矩阵和摘要作者认为合适的任何辅助文件或超链接组成。T4 和 Demiurge 的互补性为研究人员提供了一个免费、安全、永久和标准化的数据存档和分析系统，也可能为科学期刊、公共行政部门或高等教育机构提供便利。T4 及其转换器在 Demiurge 信息系统（http://demiurge-project.org/register）注册后可免费获得（分别位于 http://www.demiurge-project.org/download_t4 和 http://www.demiurge-project.org/converterstore）。用户必须点击账户验证电子邮件中的链接，并接受 Demiurge 的使用条款（请参阅 http://www.demiurge-project.org/termsofuse）。T4 内提供了详细的用户指南。有关 T4 和 Demiurge 的 3 分钟宣传视频可在 http://vimeo.com/29828406 观看。
