Codon Table Library

The Codon Table Library is part of the Library Explorer, where codon tables can be stored for use in backtranslation or sequence viewing.

• Codon tables are organized within folders.
  • The toolbox is pre-loaded with a set of codon tables.
• New folders can be created by selecting “add new folder / group” from the “add” button at the bottom of the Library Explorer.
• A folder may be moved within the codon table library by selecting the icon and dragging it to a new position.

• A table may be added to the toolbox by
  • selecting “add new codon table” from the “add” button at the bottom of the Library Explorer.
  • copying an existing table in the library (not yet working in the beta version)
    • by right clicking on the icon and selecting “copy codon table”
    • by dragging the icon of the table to a new position in the library while holding down the ctrl key
• A table may be deleted from the library by selecting it and clicking on the “delete” button at the bottom of the Library Explorer.
• A table may be edited within the toolbox by
  • selecting it and clicking on the “edit” button at the bottom of the Library Explorer.
  • double clicking on it.

• A table may be imported into the toolbox by
  • selecting “import codon table” from the “add” button at the bottom of the Library Explorer (not yet working in the beta version).
  • selecting “import codon table” from the “File” menu in the Construct Editor

• The desired table can be located by typing in part of the name of the organism into the search window
  • the search works using genus / species names
  • common names can also be useful
    • try searching for “human” to get a sense of the search process

• Codon tables contain frequency data:
  • The “codon count” column is the only one that can be edited; it represents the number of times that each codon occurs within the genes of the selected organism.
  • All of the other columns are calculated from the count data.
• Tables can be sorted by codon or amino acid by clicking on the column header.

• Preloaded tables may be updated from time to time with new versions of GeneDesigner. They therefore differ from user-added tables in the following ways:

• Moving a pre-loaded table will automatically create a copy of the table.
  • When tables are updated, only the tables in their original locations will be updated.

• Pre-loaded tables must be copied before editing.

• Pre-loaded tables cannot be deleted.