OCTOBASE: ACEDB implementation of human chromosome 8
- Univ. of B.C., Vancouver (Canada)
- Sanger Centre, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- DKFZ, Heidelberg (Germany); and others
ACEDB, A C. elegans Database is a generalized genome database that was originally written to meet the needs of the C. elegans community. Additions and refinements to the original database are continually being made. Documentation, code and data available from anonymous FTP servers at lirmm, lirmm.fr, cele,mrc-lmb,cam.ac.uk and ncbi.nim.nih.gov. ACEDB can be used to create new databases without the need for reprogramming, and has been implemented for a number of different species as well as several human chromosomes. It displays data through a graphical interface in a manner that closely resembles the way that geneticists model their data. We have chosen to name the chromosome 8 database that relies upon the ACEDB implementation OCTOBASE. This database allows the user to view the chromosome at all levels from the cytogenetic ideogram to the DNA sequence. Besides allowing displays that span several orders of magnitude, the database will also allow simultaneously display of several types of genetic map, such as the linkage, STS content and physical map. The database also provides an excellent tool for the entry of routine laboratory data as it is collected. The gridded clone display is particularly useful for data entry. Since the database is generalized it can also be custom modified to meet the needs of individual users. Overall OCTOBASE meets the needs of the community for entry of the large amounts for data that are now being collected for chromosome 8.
- OSTI ID:
- 133956
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009-; ISSN 0002-9297; TRN: 95:005313-0690
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 55, Issue Suppl.3; Conference: 44. annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Montreal (Canada), 18-22 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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