CGDB: Circadian Gene DataBase

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CGDB: Circadian Gene DataBase

General Information

  1. CGDB: Circadian Gene DataBase
  2. This is a circadian gene database.
    1. The database includes circadian gene DNA and protein sequences, model organisms specific to each circadian gene, clear descriptions of the circadian gene functions, and circadian gene tags specific to this database and other databases (http://cgdb.biocuckoo.org/view.php?id=021036).
    2. Circadian Gene DataBase is a secondary source of data.
  3. The Cuckoo Workgroup Maintains the database.
  4. This organization is funded by:

Quality of Science

  1. Content Domain:
  2. The species covered in the database include plants, animals, and fungi (http://cgdb.biocuckoo.org/browse.php).
  3. Is the database content timely?

General Utility

  1. Are there links to other databases?
  2. Is it convenient to browse the data?
    • The data is fairly convenient to browse.
  3. Is it convenient to download the data?
    • The convenience of data depends on your preference. When downloading the data a new browser tab is opened with all of the protein sequences listed for each gene which is fairly easy to read. The only con is that you will have to copy and paste the data into another file to store it.
    • All downloads come in the .txt format (http://cgdb.biocuckoo.org/download.php).
    • A TXT file is a standard text document and does not have any formatted text (https://fileinfo.com/extension/txt).