Gene Construction Kit

Medicine, as a branch that perfectly evolves with technology, has many benefits from computer applications that serve purposes from keeping entire databases to enabling the recording and editing of medical files. Gene Construction Kit, on the other hand, specializes in what the name suggests, while displaying results either in a text, linear or circular representation.

You can import a fair number of formats and file types, which makes it flexible right from the start and GBL, GCG, EBL, and several text formats being only a few. By default, the gene sequence opens up in a text representation, with the possibility to enable editing functions.

Customization plays a small part in visualization, with types and colors that can be adjusted to meet your demands. You can make use of several tools amongst which you can find an integrated search engine for structures, which connects online to retrieve results. It enables you to search either according to keywords, DNA or protein queries.

The application allows you to create complex structures, as well as edit already existing ones. Construction options give you the possibility to set and edit cut sites, insert Ns, as well as manage codon tables or create new ones. The design can be transformed either to a linear or circular display for better analysis.

Functionality is flawless, with little else left to be desired. However, visual elements do, with some areas being difficult to understand, which is disappointing seeing how accuracy is a key element. What's more, navigation is only done with toolbar entries or corresponding hotkeys, with your mouse only being used for selection.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Gene Construction Kit is a handy partner when it comes DNA analysis and creation. It serves its role well in fields of research thanks to its multiple view types and customizable elements. Moreover, it can process commonly used medical formats so you can process a large diversity of files.