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Genome Annotation

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Bioinformatics

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 452))

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The dynamic structure and functions of genomes are being revealed simultaneously with the progress of genome analyses. Evidence indicating genome regional characteristics (genome annotations in a broad sense) provide the basis for further analyses. Target listing and screening can be effectively performed in silico using such data. This chapter describes steps to obtain publicly available genome annotations or construct new annotations based on your own analyses, as well as an overview of the types of available genome annotations and corresponding resources.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank A. Karlsson and A. Sandelin for English editing. This study was supported by a Research Grant for the RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Project provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and a grant of the Genome Network Project from MEXT.

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  1. Functional RNA Research Program, Frontier Research System, RIKEN Wako Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan

    Hideya Kawaji

  2. Genome Exploration Research Group, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

    Yoshihide Hayashizaki

  3. Genome Science Laboratory, RIKEN Wako Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan

    Yoshihide Hayashizaki

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  1. School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Jonathan M. Keith PhD

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Kawaji, H., Hayashizaki, Y. (2008). Genome Annotation. In: Keith, J.M. (eds) Bioinformatics. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 452. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-159-2_6

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