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*[[UserGuide:General_Description|Overview of WormBase]] | *[[UserGuide:General_Description|Overview of WormBase]] | ||
*[[UserGuide:WBFrontPage|WormBase Front Page]] ''Portal to WormBase data'' | *[[UserGuide:WBFrontPage|WormBase Front Page]] ''Portal to WormBase data'' | ||
− | *[[UserGuide:WBNavigation| | + | ==Navigating WormBase== |
− | *[[UserGuide:GBrowse|Using the Genome Browser]] | + | *[[UserGuide:WBNavigation|Viewing WormBase Data]] ''What is all this stuff on a page'' |
− | + | *[[UserGuide:GBrowse|Using the Genome Browser]] ''Browsing the genome'' | |
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− | == | + | **[[Data mining:Data mining methods|Data Mining Methods]] - ''Learn about the methods for mining WormBase systematically'' |
− | + | **[[Data mining:Searching WormBase for Information About C. elegans (Wiley)|Searching WormBase for Information About C. elegans (Wiley)]] | |
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==Retrieving/Exporting Data== | ==Retrieving/Exporting Data== | ||
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− | * | + | *[[UserGuide:Batch_Downloads|Batch downloads]], [[UserGuide:Genome_Dumper|Genome Dumper]] |
*WormMart | *WormMart | ||
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These are tools generated and or maintained by WB for the community. | These are tools generated and or maintained by WB for the community. | ||
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**Cis-Elements (CisOrtho) | **Cis-Elements (CisOrtho) | ||
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*Balancers | *Balancers | ||
*Transgene markers | *Transgene markers | ||
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*[[Release Schedule|Release Schedule]] - ''When to expect the next release of WormBase, and information on past releases'' | *[[Release Schedule|Release Schedule]] - ''When to expect the next release of WormBase, and information on past releases'' | ||
*[[Citing WormBase|Citing WormBase]] | *[[Citing WormBase|Citing WormBase]] | ||
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== Staying up-to-date == | == Staying up-to-date == | ||
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[http://www.wormbase.org WormBase] offers a number of ways to stay up-to-date with new features and datasets, to make feature requests, and to ask for assistance with the database. | [http://www.wormbase.org WormBase] offers a number of ways to stay up-to-date with new features and datasets, to make feature requests, and to ask for assistance with the database. | ||
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* Live Help Desk: [http://friendfeed.com/rooms/wormbase The WormBase Room on FriendFeed] | * Live Help Desk: [http://friendfeed.com/rooms/wormbase The WormBase Room on FriendFeed] | ||
* Twitter: [http://www.twitter.com/wormbase Status updates], [http://www.twitter.com/wormbase_commit Software commit messages] | * Twitter: [http://www.twitter.com/wormbase Status updates], [http://www.twitter.com/wormbase_commit Software commit messages] | ||
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*[[WormBase Newsletters|WormBase Newsletters]] | *[[WormBase Newsletters|WormBase Newsletters]] | ||
*[http://www.wormbook.org/announce.html WormBook Announcements] - ''low volume'' | *[http://www.wormbook.org/announce.html WormBook Announcements] - ''low volume'' | ||
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+ | *[[Developer documentation|Developer documentation]] | ||
+ | *[[Caltech documentation]] | ||
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+ | UserGuide:Display Tools | ||
+ | UserGuide:Embryonic Cell/Time Correlation Table 1 | ||
+ | UserGuide:Embryonic Stage/Time Correlation Table 2 | ||
+ | UserGuide:Definitions for Life Stages | ||
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+ | UserGuide:Full Text Journals | ||
+ | UserGuide:Gene Ontology | ||
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+ | UserGuide:Genetic Map | ||
+ | UserGuide:How to Obtain Reagents | ||
+ | UserGuide:Life Stage System in WormBase | ||
+ | UserGuide:Nomenclature | ||
+ | UserGuide:Nomenclature nematode | ||
+ | UserGuide:Release Notes | ||
+ | UserGuide:Wormpep file descriptions | ||
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*What is WormBase? | *What is WormBase? | ||
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*Who do I contact if I see an error on the page? | *Who do I contact if I see an error on the page? | ||
*Who do I contact if WormBase stops working for me? | *Who do I contact if WormBase stops working for me? | ||
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Revision as of 07:06, 12 August 2010
This is the official wiki guide for using WormBase, a biological database of all genomic and genetic data of the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and related nematodes. WormBase is developed by an international consortium of researchers and computer scientists.
To edit this Wiki, please create an account (click on the 'log in/create account' link at the top of the page). Before contributing, please see the WormBaseWiki usage guidelines.
Contents
Getting Started
- Overview of WormBase
- WormBase Front Page Portal to WormBase data
- Viewing WormBase Data What is all this stuff on a page
- Using the Genome Browser Browsing the genome
Searching for Data
- Data Mining Methods - Learn about the methods for mining WormBase systematically
- Searching WormBase for Information About C. elegans (Wiley)
- Ontology Browsing
Retrieving/Exporting Data
- Downloading data - Download commonly requested files and datasets
- Batch downloads, Genome Dumper
- WormMart
Community Tools
These are tools generated and or maintained by WB for the community.
- Sequence analysis
- orthology/homology predictors
- Blast / Blat
- Synteny Viewer
- Cis-Elements (CisOrtho)
- orthology/homology predictors
- e-PCR
Reagents made by the community
- Balancers
- Transgene markers
Contacting WormBase
General Information
- Release Schedule - When to expect the next release of WormBase, and information on past releases
- Citing WormBase
- Presentations | Publications - public information presented by the developers of WormBase
- Installing WormBase on your own computer
- Editorial policy - WormBase editorial policy
- Acceptable use policy
- Copyright statement
- Privacy statement
Staying up-to-date
WormBase offers a number of ways to stay up-to-date with new features and datasets, to make feature requests, and to ask for assistance with the database.
- Live Help Desk: The WormBase Room on FriendFeed
- Twitter: Status updates, Software commit messages
- Mailing Lists: General questions | Developers -- More...
- RSS Feeds: News and Status | Development News -- More Info
- WormBase Newsletters
- WormBook Announcements - low volume
Glossary
Internal Documentation
UserGuide:Display Tools UserGuide:Embryonic Cell/Time Correlation Table 1 UserGuide:Embryonic Stage/Time Correlation Table 2 UserGuide:Definitions for Life Stages
UserGuide:Full Text Journals UserGuide:Gene Ontology
UserGuide:Genetic Map UserGuide:How to Obtain Reagents UserGuide:Life Stage System in WormBase UserGuide:Nomenclature UserGuide:Nomenclature nematode UserGuide:Release Notes UserGuide:Wormpep file descriptions UserGuide:ePCR
FAQ
- What is WormBase?
- Machine/Browser compatibility
- What types of nematodes does WB collect data for?
- What types of information does WB contain?
- How are WormBase data organized?
- How does data get into WormBase?
- Can I view WormBase data offline?
- With what other formats are WB data compatible?
- Who are the worm community?
- Who are the WB database people?
- Who funds WB?
- Who do I contact if I want to submit data?
- Who do I contact if I see an error on the page?
- Who do I contact if WormBase stops working for me?
- What is an ontology? (What happened to my jargon?)
- What is GO?
based on Reactome User's Guide