This directory contains compressed multiple alignments of the 
following assemblies to the mouse genome (mm5, May 2004):
  - rat (rn3, Jun. 2003)
  - human (hg17, May 2004) 
  - dog (canFam1, Jul. 2004) 
  - chicken (galGal2, Feb. 2004) 

Files included in this directory:
  - chr*.maf.gz files: each contain all the alignments to that 
    particular mouse chromosome.  

For a description of multiple alignment format (MAF), see
http://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/maf.html.

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If you plan to download a large file or multiple files from this 
directory, we recommend that you use ftp rather than downloading the 
files via our website. To do so, ftp to hgdownload.cse.ucsc.edu, 
then go to the directory goldenPath/mm5/multiz5way. To download 
multiple files, use the "mget" command:

    mget <filename1> <filename2> ...
    - or -
    mget -a (to download all the files in the directory) 

All the files in this directory are freely usable for any 
purpose. For data use restrictions regarding the dog and chicken 
genomes, see http://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/credits.html.