gcat

A simple ruby script for counting nucleotides and codons in a gene sequence.

features

• minimal processing of the sort required to accurately handle sequences copy-pasted from GenBank
• crude(?) screening to reject files that don't appear to be gene sequences
• diagnostic feedback for rejected files
• incomplete triplet detection and warning
• nucleotide and codon counting, obviously!

to-do

• improve diagnostic feedback for rejected files (currently spits out every instance of every non-nucleotide character: not so good for large files)
• recognition of nucleic acid variety