A. A genome in GeneSpring represents a set of genes upon which experiments are done, and information about these genes. Generally, all the experiments and knowledge about a genome are stored in a separate directory. A GeneSpring genome need not correspond exactly to a real genome, although it usually does. A. GeneSpring works with any genome. You can use either genomes set up by Silicon Genetics , or you can easily define your own genomes.
Some genomes have more functionality than others.
For instance, with a fully sequenced genome you can physically display genes according to their exact position on the genome, and search for regulatory sequences. Genomes that have not been sequenced but have been at least partially mapped can show mapped physical position. Yes, you can. This is typically done to represent a strain slightly different from the sequenced strain. For more details on how to do this see our tech note on defining your own genome.