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An example for how to generate a pretty fasta alignment with LaTeX, using the textshade package
\documentclass[11pt, oneside]{article} % use "amsart" instead of "article" for AMSLaTeX format
\usepackage{geometry} % See geometry.pdf to learn the layout options. There are lots.
\usepackage{texshade}
\geometry{letterpaper} % ... or a4paper or a5paper or ...
\usepackage{graphicx} % Use pdf, png, jpg, or eps with pdflatex; use eps in DVI mode
% TeX will automatically convert eps --> pdf in pdflatex
\usepackage{amssymb}
\title{Wonderful title}
\author{Tabea Kischka}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{Pretty Alignment}
\begin{texshade}{test2.fasta}
\showsequencelogo{top}
\end{texshade}
\end{document}
>Human
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Chimp
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Gorilla
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Orangutan
aaaatgcctgttggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Gibbon
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggcaaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Rhesus
aaaatgtctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Crab-eating macaque
aaaatgtctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Baboon
aaaatgtctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Green monkey
aaaatgtctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-attttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Marmoset
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggcctac-tttttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Squirrel monkey
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-tttttttgaaatttttaagacacgctgcaacaa-agc
>Bushbaby
aatatgtctgttggatccaaagagaggccaac-tttctttgaaatttttaagacacgatgcaacga-agc
>Chinese tree shrew
aaaatgcccattgaatccaaagagaggccaac-cttttttgaaatttttaagacacaatgcaacca-agc
>Squirrel
aaaatgcctattggatccaaagagaggccaac-tttttttgaaatttttaagacgcgatgcagcgg-agc
>Lesser Egyptian jerboa
aaaatgtctattggatacaag---aggccaac-tttttttgaaatttttaagacgcgatgcagcaa-agc
>Prairie vole
aaaatgcccattgaatacaaaaggagaccaac-tttttttgaaatttttcaggcgcgatgcagcac-agc
>Chinese hamster
aaaatgtccaatgaatacaaaaggagaccaac-tttttttgaaatttttaaggcacgatgcagcac-agc
>Golden hamster
aaaatgcccattgaatacaaa---agaccaac-tttttttgaaatttttaaggcacgatgcagcac-agc
>Mouse
aaaatgcccgttgaatacaaaaggagaccaac-tttttgggaaatttttaaggcgagatgcagcac-agc
>Rat
aacatgaccgttgaatacaaaaggagaccaac-tttttgggaaatttttaaagcgagatgcagcac-agc
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