Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why is the FPC map in genomic coordinates?
Q: Can I get my region sequenced first?
Q: How were tile seeds selected?
Q: Why are all the BACs only in Phase I?
Q: The view has too many features. Can I turn off certain tracks?
Q: Can I view aligned features that are stored in an external data source?
Q: What are virtual bins and how were they constructed?
Q: What are MDR tracks (e.g. MDR repeats=10)?
Q: How are FGENESH gene predictions classified?
Q: The browser indicates that a gene's translation has "No NRAA alignments." But when I BLAST the peptide through the BLAST web interface, I see valid hits. What gives?
Q: Why do improved BACs on ContigView seem to have shuffled contigs?
Q: How often is the data on the browser updated?
Q: How is this browser related to Gramene?
Q: I have a question that is not addressed in this FAQ. How can I have my question answered?