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Ensembl

Ensembl

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A website that gives gene and genome data and tools for scientists
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Ensembl
  • TopHat was configured to use known splice junctions for Pt1, as retrieved from genome annotation version 61 from ENSEMBL.

Examples

  • Organelle targeting for transcript products was done based on annotations from the databases of JGI, NCBI, and ENSEMBL.

    Blog text (18)

  • First, reads from each sample were aligned against the P. tricornutum genome (v. 8) from ENSEMBL 61 with the TopHat algorithm 62.

    Blog text (18)

  • "It's a totally arbitrary definition that none of us will defend in any way other than to say at least we can compute it." The folks at Ensembl, the UK-based database of eukaryotic.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Aligned introns from the human, chimpanzee, and macaque genomes were obtained from Ensembl release 49.36.

    Blog text (25)

  • The sequencing reads were aligned against the reference mouse genome mm9 and Ensembl v70 transcripts using TopHat (v. 2.0.8).

    Academic text (2017)

  • Researchers accessed detailed genomic information on various species through the Ensembl database.

  • The functionalities provided by Ensembl enable scientists to conduct comparative genomic analyses efficiently.

  • Using Ensembl, the team analyzed gene variations associated with specific diseases.

Surface Forms

Ensembl main

Etymology

Ensembl comes from the French word ensemble, which means 'together' and is the same idea as the English word ensemble for a group of musicians. So Ensembl is a project that brings genome information and tools 'together' for scientists.