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Gene Info

Gene Info

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

What is Gene Info?
"Gene Info" is an Edge browser extension engineered for genetics enthusiasts, researchers, and scientists. It allows users to instantly view gene information by simply double-clicking on any gene name or accession on a webpage. The fetched information can be customized and viewed as a detailed report or a condensed tooltip with links navigating to resources. The data are pooled from well-known repositories including UniProt, BioGRID, Compartments subcellular localization database, Gene Ontology Consortium, HGNC, Human Protein Atlas, IntAct, OMIM, Pfam, ProteomicsDB and Reactome. It is compatible with human and model organism genes, making 'Gene Info' a handy tool in genetic studies.
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Users: 1,140 ▲ 50
Version: 1.8.3 (Last updated: 2022-02-15)
Creation date: 2022-02-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 94.06K
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View gene information by double clicking a gene name or accession on any webpage.

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, 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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  • reports will not open in tabs that were open prior to installation. After installing, reload any open tabs or restart Edge.
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Risk impact

Gene Info is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Gene Info has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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