Gene Info

View gene information by double clicking a gene name or accession on any webpage.

What is Gene Info?

'Gene Info' is a powerful Chrome extension designed for biologists, geneticists, and those interested in human genome-related information. It provides fast, automated access to a wealth of gene data from authorized databases by simply double-clicking on gene names or accession codes found on any webpage. It is customizable and extensively covers human and model organism genes.

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By: https://gene-info.org

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 5.00 (14)

Version: 1.8.3 (Last updated: 2022-02-17)

Creation date: 2020-03-17

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

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Size: 93.64K

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URLs: Website

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# 20909 ▼ 202

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Gene Info eXtension (GIX) (v1.8.3)

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Double click on a gene name or supported accession to retrieve information about it and links to related resources.

Information can be displayed as a detailed report or as a minimal tooltip with links to outside resources.

The information displayed can be customized via the extension's popup menu.

Information is from UniProt, BioGRID, Compartments subcellular localization database, Cancer Dependency Map, Gene Ontology Consortium, HGNC, Human Protein Atlas, IntAct, OMIM, Pfam, ProteomicsDB and Reactome. Support is provided for human and model organism genes.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Convenient and user-friendly
Great for biology-related research
Saves time by allowing quick information access without leaving the webpage
Useful for molecular and cellular biologists
Curated information is easily accessible

Cons

Most mentioned

Convenient and useful
Time-saver for researchers
Great for individuals in genomics and molecular biology
Single best Chrome extension for computational biologists

Recent reviews

Anneka, 2023-11-21

I was not entirely sure at first, but this turns out to be a very convenient and most useful addtion to Chrome.

Jon Hallsteinn Hallsson, 2020-10-28

One of the most useful tools for biology-related research. No more copy-paste and mapping of individual protein names to different databases. And it works perfectly.