chromosomal coordinates

[Ana Caicedo]

To whom it may concern,

While locating genes in the rice genome with Gramene, I often find it 
necessary to know the coordinates of the gene with respect to the 
BAC/PAC clone on which it was sequenced. However, in the gene view page 
of Gramene I am only able to find chromosomal coordinates for the gene 
and its intron/exon structure. Since only 3 chromosomes have been 
completely assembled into contigs to date, I am worried that the 
chromosomal coordinates given for genes on other chromosomes will 
change once they are assembled into contigs. Is this true? Is there a 
way of obtaining clone coordinates for genes from Gramene.

Thank you,
Ana Caicedo


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Ana Lucía Caicedo                               Post-Doctoral Researcher
Department of Genetics                                    (919) 515-5738
Campus Box 7614                                     ana_caicedo at ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University                   Raleigh, NC 27695-7614
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