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diff --git a/topics/gn-uploader/genome-details.gmi b/topics/gn-uploader/genome-details.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8a12f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/topics/gn-uploader/genome-details.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Genome Details + +This file is probably misnamed. + +*TODO*: Update name once we know where this fits + +## Tags + +* type: documentation, doc, docs +* assigned: fredm +* priority: docs +* status: open +* keywords: gn-uploader, uploader, genome + +## Location + +### centiMorgan (cM) + +We no longer use centiMorgan in GeneNetwork + +From the email threads: + +``` +> … +> Sorry, we now generally do not use centimorgans. Chr 19 is 57 cM +> using markers that exclude telomeres in most crosses. +> … +``` + +and + +``` +> … +> I know that cM is a bit more variable because it's not a direct measurement, … +> … +``` + +### Megabasepairs (Mbp) + +The uploader will store any provided physical location values (in megabasepairs) in the +=> https://gn1.genenetwork.org/webqtl/main.py?FormID=schemaShowPage#Geno Geno table +specifically in the `Mb` field of that table. |