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diff --git a/features/data-structures.md b/features/data-structures.md index 2133a95..9898186 100644 --- a/features/data-structures.md +++ b/features/data-structures.md @@ -1,5 +1,27 @@ # Data structures + +* Species, e.g. 'Mouse', are split into groups, such as 'BXD bone studies' +* A group can contain multiple families (see rat below) divided into subgroups +* A trait, e.g. 'body weight' is a vector of data points the belongs to a study +* A genotype vector can be a trait +* A trait is always a member of group +* A trait is part of a study/sample described in metadata +* Theoretically traits can belong to multiple groups +* An attribute can be a trait +* An attribute can be a cofactor (also a vector) +* Attributes are editable by group owners +* We can have shared vocabulary for traits and attributes + +But + +* A trait is shown with attributes as cofactors +* A cofactor can be a trait +* A cofactor can be an attribute +* A cofactor is not stored in the database - it is an optional vector + +(cofactors and attributes and traits overlap) + ## Groups In GN datasets are organised in groups. On the main menu you can see @@ -33,6 +55,7 @@ MariaDB [db_webqtl]> select * from InbredSet limit 3; 3 rows in set (0.000 sec) ``` + ## What is a trait? A trait is a vector of floats or integers for a GROUP. Body weight |