Release 24
(Aug 25, 2014):
A sum of 3,876 new QTL
added to the database. The current total number of QTL in the database: 28,624
[Breakdown by species -- Cattle: 11,543; Chicken: 4,337; Horse: 345;
Pig: 11,610; Sheep: 789; Rainbow trout: 127] (New additions less
obsolete ones: Cattle: 2363; Chicken: 55; Horse: 345; Pig: 1113; Sheep: 0;
Rainbow trout: 0 -- Net increase: 3,876).
Functions:
(1) UCSC: The complete implementation of livestock animal QTL tracks at the UCSC
site took extended time and they are finally made available in the recent new
release of UCSC Genome browser. Thanks to Pauline Fujita and Robert Kuhn for their
deligent works to facilitate this.
(2) A new QTLdb curator tool is added to help users batch deposit their
QTL/association data. As a matter of fact among 3876 newly curated QTL/association
data, two thirds of them (2,550) were curated using this tool.
(3) A new search tool is added to the Animal QTLdb to allow query of neighboring
QTL/associations by a user-defined view window. Its utility comes with a sliding
window, also defined by user on viewing size and slide distance. The tool also
included a graphical representation of the two window positions relative to their
chromosome locations. Hyper links enable users to bring the QTL/associations to
visualize for their alignments in GBrowse.
(4) We have begun to create video tutorials to introduce new tools developed for
Animal QTLdb users to easily access and analyse the QTL data curated into the
database. More tutorials are to be added in the coming weeks. We welcome vedio
tutorial contribution from users to share your experiences as how you discovered
the QTLdb utilities.
