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diff --git a/topics/gn-uploader/types-of-data.gmi b/topics/gn-uploader/types-of-data.gmi index e577926..1f53dec 100644 --- a/topics/gn-uploader/types-of-data.gmi +++ b/topics/gn-uploader/types-of-data.gmi @@ -20,13 +20,25 @@ There are five (5) main types of data in GeneNetwork ### Classical Phenotypes -This is usually low-content data e.g. body weight. +This is usually low-content data e.g. body weight, tail length, etc. This is currently saved in the `Publish*` tables in the database. +This data is saved as is i.e. not log-transformed + ### High Content Data -Examples of this data are the mRNA assay data saved in the `ProbeSet*` database tables. +This includes mainly molecular data such as +* mRNA assay data +* genetic expression data +* probes +* tissue type and data + +These data are saved in the `ProbeSet*` database tables (and other closely related tables like the `Tissue*` tables - fred added this: verify). + +These could be saved in the database in a log-tranformed form - verify. + +How do you check for log-transformation in the data? ### Genotype Data |