Identifiers and mapping

Trainers: Sarah Dyer and Aleena Mushtaq

Overview: Get to grips with the importance of identifiers and ID mapping approaches with a focus on Ensembl tools, including how to navigate the website to find information on genes and variation, and how to perform ID mapping between resources and between species with Ensembl Biomart.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Know what identifiers are
• Describe the use of identifiers
• Use intra- and interspecies (orthology) identifier mapping tools

Materials:

• Presentation slides
• Training site