Dfam is an open database of transposable element (TE) families. Each family is built from a curated seed alignment of representative copies, from which we derive a profile HMM and a consensus sequence. Dfam also provides genome annotations for a set of core genomes, and researchers can submit their own TE libraries. This organization is where the Dfam software lives. That includes the in-house developed RepeatMasker and RepeatModeler tools for annotating and discovering repeats, along with the tools and libraries that support curation (dfam-curator) and the website.

📖 Not sure where to start? The Dfam Consortium Wiki gives an overview of each project and how they fit together. Detailed documentation lives in each repository.