Opening a GBK File

The GBK file type is primarily associated with Genome Compiler.

GBK	File extension: GBK
	File type:	sequence record file

What is a GBK file?

GBK files mostly belong to Genome Compiler by Genome Compiler. GBK stands for GenBanK file and is associated with GenBank database, an NIH sequence database that consists of open access, an annotated list of all publicly available nucleotide sequences and their protein translations. The format was developed by NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information).

Main Use: GBK file format refers to a sequence genetic database file associated with GenBank, GBK file type is a scientific data type utilized for saving genome-related information. GBK files contain DNA sequences in a plain text format and additional data such as sample source, description, and author description. Heracle BioSoft DNA Baser and Genome Compiler are used to access GBK files on Windows PCs. Genome Compiler application can also open GBK files on macOS and Linux machines as well.
Other Uses: GBK files are also associated with Delphi programming language and RAD (Rapid Application Environment) custom made for Microsoft Windows platform. The GBK files usually consist of runimage iblocal example code that can be opened using Delphi. GBK files are also linked to Wiley eGrade, online learning, and testing software created by John Wiley and Sons. The application use GBK files to save grade book data from Wiley eGrade. The software was later substituted with WileyPLUS service.

How to open a GBK file

You need a suitable software like Genome Compiler to open a GBK file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your GBK file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a GBK file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert GBK files:

Genome Compiler by Genome Compiler
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. GBK files are often referred to as Genome Compiler data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
InterBase (database backup file) by Embarcadero
Interbase by Embarcadero is a program used to develop and manage databases. The program uses GBK files to store database backups, which can be used to prevent data loss. This file format is classified as Backup.

GBK file format details:

If you know the file format, you can also find out how to open or edit the file. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Our analysis of the GBK files produces the following result:

GBK is one of the most common file extensions and includes different formats for different programs. The two most common formats are as follows:

55% of all GBK files are associated with GenBank sequence record. The contents of these files can even be read by a human. GBK files are between 6 KB and 8 MB in size. This file type is based on cutting-edge technology. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. LOCUS, DEFINITION, ACCESSION, linear, circular, SOURCE, VERSION and KEYWORDS . These files can be linked to plasmid, addgene, sequence, region, paav, hsyn, attachment and atcc.
30% of all GBK files start with the bytes 00 02 04 crucial for this file format. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. GBK files are between 650 KB and 150 MB in size. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as NONE. Examples of file names are SFPDB001.GBK or 20180601.GBK. Files like these are sometimes connected to backup, donation, data, monday, back, microerp and algoac.

All other GBK files (15%) have no uniform format, the following 6 formats can be found: ZIP, JetDB, gnbackup and TAPE. Sometimes used for prokka, node, assembly, genome, grab, consensus, anti or puro. If you want to find out which format your GBK file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .gbk file to analyze".

Technical Data for GBK File Extension

File classification:

Data

Related files:

gkb, gb, genbank, gdb, dna, zip, xdna, gz, gbff, pi3, txt, fdb, gdk, gff, embl, gpk, faa, anf, xlsx, twm

Related links:

Wikipedia GenBank Page

Mime type:

chemical/seq-na-genbank, chemical/x-genbank

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: GbkFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GQWIN\WGRADE32.EXE

a gbk sequence record file is a special file format by Genome Compiler and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with GBK files

Associate the GBK file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open sequence record files. Because only the current version supports the latest GBK file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Genome Compiler manufacturer website after an available Genome Compiler update.
To make sure that your GBK file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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