ArtGel is a tool to analyze images from gel electrophoresis. This tool uses as input gel images and performs automatic lane and band detection, computes molecular weights and generates phylogenetic trees.

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ArtGel's GUI is run from the downloaded .jar file. The image analysis process can be performed in three easy steps.

1. Use the Load button to select the gel image you wish to analyze.
2. Click the Calculate button to perform the automated image analysis.
3. Use the Save button to save analysis data including the .nwk format tree.

Additionaly you can edit the image analysis by adding bands missing after the automated steps with the Add button, and remove detected bands with the Delete button. After changing the bands, run the clustering algorithm with the Cluster button.