Glossary

A list of terms used in various pages in this wiki that may need clarification.

Comparative Genomics Terms

• Conserved Non-Coding Sequence (CNS)
• High-scoring segment pair (HSP)
• Synteny
• Whole Genome Duplication

Algorithm Terms

• E-value
• Global alignment
• Local alignment
• Score
• Word size

API Terms

• Chromosome
• Dataset
• Feature
• Organism