Post on 24-Dec-2015
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– QueryBuilder and Templates
• Fast-Track Your Paper
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• Tools– QuickSearch
– Controlled Vocabularies, Term Reports and TermLink
– QueryBuilder and Templates
• Fast-Track Your Paper
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What are CVs?
• Collections of unique, defined terms belonging to a particular subject/class, organized into a hierarchical tree
• Tree structure indicates how each specific CV term relates to others within that particular vocabulary
• aka ‘ontologies’
Controlled Vocabularies and Term Reports
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Why use CVs?
• Use of unique terms essential for accurate annotation, database structure and generation of cross-links
• Organization into hierarchical tree allows powerful searches of the database
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Examples of CV usage
twins (tws, FBgn0004889):
is a protein coding gene
is expressed in the oocyte and nurse cell
at least one mutant allele is classed as a hypomorph
mutant animals show a recessive, lethal phenotype, exhibited at the larval stage
the encoded protein has protein phosphatase type 2A regulator activity, is involved in the regulation of mitosis, and is located in the cell cytoplasm
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Examples of CV usage
twins (tws, FBgn0004889):
is a protein coding gene
is expressed in the oocyte and nurse cell
at least one mutant allele is classed as a hypomorph
mutant animals show a recessive, lethal phenotype, exhibited at the larval stage
the encoded protein has protein phosphatase type 2A regulator activity, is involved in the regulation of mitosis, and is located in the cell cytoplasm
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Allele HitListControlled Vocabularies and Term Reports
Alleles with a phenotype in the nurse cell
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• Powerful Search Tool
• Searches every field on every report page
• Fields are organized in the same way as report pages
• Can combine between fields, between reports
• Searches can be as simple or as complex as you like
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3 options:
• Select from one of our Pre-constructed templates • Import a saved query
• Build your own queries
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QueryBuilder Templates
• Templates are divided by output class
• Clicking on a template takes you to the finished query
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QueryBuilder Templates8. QueryBuilder / Templates
List the Drosophila melanogaster genes associated with a gene ontology term (e.g. mushroom body development) that have at least one allele of a specified functional class (e.g. loss of function).
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How QueryBuilder works
• Searches are broken down into segments, with each segment corresponding to a particular field search
• Each segment can be combined using the Boolean operatorsAND, OR, BUT NOT
• Templates can be altered to search specifically what you want, or to give ideas for what types of searches can be performed
• Can take results from other searches and import them into QueryBuilder to refine the search
QueryBuilder / How to use QueryBuilder
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• Select from one of our Pre-constructed templates • Import a saved query
• Build your own queries
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Building your own Queries
• Field selection mirrors the report pages
• Select your field of interest and type text in the QueryBox at the top
• All report page fields can be searched
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Uncoordinated alleles in the Bloomington Stock Center
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Uncoordinated alleles in the Bloomington Stock Center
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