Skip to main content
BIOINFORMATICS-BASICS5 MIN READ

Sort identifiers by what they identify

Distinguish common bioinformatics identifiers and avoid using one identifier type as another.

Place each identifier-like value in the bucket that describes what it identifies. Study sample or library Public sequencing run Organism/taxon Human gene symbol Sequence variant description Transcript or reference sequence S07 from the project sample sheet SRR12345678 from an SRA download manifest NCBI Taxonomy ID 9606 for human BRCA1 as an approved human gene symbol NM_007294.4:c.5266dupC as a variant description NM_007294.4 as the transcript reference sequence

Read the full lesson

Sign up free — one personalized lesson every day, matched to your role and goals.

Already have an account? Sign in

← Back to library
Contact us