VennPainter: A Tool for the Comparison and Identification of Candidate Genes Based on Venn Diagrams.
VennPainter is a program for depicting unique and shared sets of genes lists and generating Venn diagrams, by using the Qt C++ framework. The software produces Classic Venn, Edwards' Venn and Nested Venn diagrams and allows for eight sets in a graph mode and 31 sets in data processing mode only. In comparison, previous programs produce Classic Venn and Edwards' Venn diagrams and allow for a maximum of six sets. The software incorporates user-friendly features and works in Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Its graphical interface does not require a user to have programing skills. Users can modify diagram content for up to eight datasets because of the Scalable Vector Graphics output. VennPainter can provide output results in vertical, horizontal and matrix formats, which facilitates sharing datasets as required for further identification of candidate genes. Users can obtain gene lists from shared sets by clicking the numbers on the diagram. Thus, VennPainter is an easy-to-use, highly efficient, cross-platform and powerful program that provides a more comprehensive tool for identifying candidate genes and visualizing the relationships among genes or gene families in comparative analysis.
Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.|State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.
Guoliang
G
Lin
Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.|State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.|State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China.|Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650000, China.
Jing
J
Chai
School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.
Shuo
S
Yuan
School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.
Chao
C
Mai
School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.|School of Computer and Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Li
L
Cai
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, China.|Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, M5S 2C6, Canada.
Robert W
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Murphy
School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.
Wei
W
Zhou
Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.|State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, Yunnan, China.
Jing
J
Luo
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