A dataset of marker types definitions.
Use instead marker_types()
for the marker type names as a single character
vector.
Format
A tibble with 10 rows and 2 variables:
marker_type
Character. The type of genetic marker.
definition
Character. The definition of the marker type.
Source
The cross-references in the entry definition for marker at MGI glossary: https://www.informatics.jax.org/glossary/marker/.
Examples
print(marker_type_definitions, n = Inf)
#> # A tibble: 10 × 2
#> marker_type definition
#> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 Gene A locus in the cytoplasmic or nuclear genome that is …
#> 2 GeneModel A representation of an mRNA transcript of a gene that…
#> 3 Pseudogene A non-functional locus derived from a functional locu…
#> 4 DNA Segment A genomic feature recognized by anonymous DNA probes:…
#> 5 Transgene Any DNA sequence or combination of sequences that has…
#> 6 QTL Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL): the type of marker de…
#> 7 Cytogenetic Marker A structure within a chromosome that is visible by mi…
#> 8 BAC/YAC end BAC/YAC end refers to sequences at the end of foreign…
#> 9 Complex/Cluster/Region Refers to any of the following: 1. Gene complex; a gr…
#> 10 Other Genome Feature Refers to any feature of the genome that is considere…