[ensembl-dev] gene biotypes

[Andreas Kahari]

Hi Andrea,

On Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 02:00:22PM +0000, Andrea Edwards wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm sorry for the basic question but is there some documentation
> describing the different fields in the ensembl database. I've found
> a schema document online
> 
> http://www.ensembl.org/info/docs/api/core/core_schema.html
> 
> but this didn't help me find the information i was looking for. In
> this instance I was looking for the list of values for gene biotype
> field. This document didn't list/explain all the fields in each
> table.
> 
> I did find the list of fields from a 'select distinct' query on the
> database.
> 
> thanks for your help

If you're using straight SQL you can get the list of gene biotypes
through the following query:

  SELECT DISTINCT biotype FROM gene;


As for what each biotype means, our genebuilders (or our
helpdesk at ensembl.org) will be able to answer that.



Kind regards,
Andreas

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Andreas Kähäri, Ensembl Software Developer
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, United Kingdom