Consed[1] is a program for viewing, editing, and finishing DNA sequence assemblies.
Consed was originally developed as a contig editing and finishing tool for large-scale cosmid shotgun sequencing in the Human Genome Project.
At genome sequencing centers, Consed was used to check assemblies generated by phrap, solve assembly problems like those caused by highly identical repeats, and finishing tasks like primer picking and gap closure.
Development of Consed has continued after the completion of the Human Genome Project.
Consed also has advanced tools for finishing tasks like automated primer picking [2]