CODON SOFTWARE

Genome annotation conceptually consists of inferring and assigning biological information to gene products. Over the years, numerous pipelines and computational tools have been developed aiming to automate this task and assist researchers in gaining knowledge about target genes of study. However, even with these technological advances, manual annotation or manual curation is necessary. To assist with this problem, we present CODON, a tool for the prediction, annotation, and manual curation of genomic data. This software makes use of a finite state machine in the prediction process and automatically annotates products based on information obtained from the Uniprot database. CODON is equipped with a simple and intuitive graphic interface that assists with manual curation, providing the user with decision making abilities throughout the analysis including in identity, length of alignment, and name of the organism in which the product obtained a hit.