GeneDoc

GeneDoc

GeneDoc is a free tool for editing and annotating genomic sequences. It allows users to view, edit, and annotate DNA or protein sequences up to 10Mb in length. Key features include six-frame translation, ORF finding, pattern searching, restriction map drawing, and sequence alignm
genomics sequence-analysis annotation

GeneDoc: Free Genomic Sequence Editor and Annotator

A free tool for editing and annotating genomic sequences, allowing users to view, edit, and annotate DNA or protein sequences up to 10Mb in length with features like six-frame translation, ORF finding, pattern searching, restriction map drawing, and sequence alignment.

What is GeneDoc?

GeneDoc is a graphical tool designed for manipulating and editing genomic sequences. It enables users to efficiently view, edit, and annotate DNA or protein sequences up to 10Mb in length. Some of the key features of GeneDoc include:

  • Six-frame translation - Automatically translate DNA sequences in all six reading frames
  • ORF finding - Identify open reading frames and potential genes
  • Pattern searching - Search for sequence patterns like motifs or repeats
  • Restriction map drawing - Graphically map enzyme cut sites
  • Sequence alignment - Align two or more sequences with MUSCLE or other tools
  • Sequence editing - Easily insert, delete, replace, reverse complement or append fragments
  • Annotations - Annotate genes, regulatory elements, variations and more
  • Export graphics and sequences - Export publication quality sequence maps and alignments

With an intuitive graphical interface and extensive analysis capabilities, GeneDoc simplifies genomic sequence manipulation and accelerates molecular biology workflow. The software runs natively on Windows and Linux systems. GeneDoc is offered free of charge by the Kapatral Lab at the University of Georgia.

GeneDoc Features

Features

  1. View, edit and annotate DNA or protein sequences
  2. Support sequences up to 10Mb in length
  3. Six-frame translation
  4. ORF finding
  5. Pattern searching
  6. Restriction map drawing
  7. Sequence alignment

Pricing

  • Free
  • Open Source

Pros

Free and open source

User-friendly graphical interface

Good for basic sequence analysis and annotation

Cross-platform - works on Windows, Mac and Linux

Cons

Limited features compared to more advanced bioinformatics tools

Development has stalled, last update was in 2009

Only supports basic alignment - lacks more sophisticated alignment algorithms

No command line interface


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