Units for the numbers

[Alexandra Belzie]

Could you please include the units of measurements in the information you give that have numbers associated with them?

For example:

 I tried googling what the units are value is for genomic size for this database but I keep getting redirected to you FAQ.

[Cath Tyner]

Hi Alexandra!

Thanks for asking! The genomic size represents the region you are viewing or the annotation you have selected, which is the number of base pairs (bp) from the start to the end. In this case, it looks like you are viewing the GHRL transcript on the reverse strand, displaying loci from chromosome 3, a genomic range of the transcription start position to the transcription end position. 

10,292,947 - 10,285,750 = 7,197 + 1 = 7,198 base pairs.

Another example: if we were looking at a region of 1 base pair, which you can see by turning a SNP track on "full" and selecting a SNP, the position would be X - X = 1. For example:

dbSNP: rs9411476
Position: chr9:133252214-133252214
Band: 9q34.2
Genomic Size: 1

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Cath Tyner

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