MOLEKBASE: user friendly system for storing, filtering and converting population molecular data / MOLEKBASE: uporabnikom prijazen sistem za hranitev, izbiro in pretvorbo molekulskih podatkov v populacijski genetiki

Authors

  • Marjana Westergren Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana
  • Hojka Kraigher Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana

Abstract

Molecular experimental data for population genetics is often stored in spreadsheet programmes or as input data for computer programmes that enable analysis of population genetics. Such experimental data can often be interpreted only by the researcher who conducted the experiment, diminishing the transparency of the whole study. Additionally, same data can be stored at several locations. Making changes to the data in a single location generates inconsistencies in the dataset. A database layout in Access was developed to facilitate transparent population genetic data storage in a single location and simplify its use for population genetic analysis through a computer programme that enables filtering of the data and transforms it into Genepop, SpaGeDi, Structure, Baps and Convert input files. The MOLEKBASE system is freely available at http://www.gozdis.si/index.php?id=151.

Keywords: population genetics, molecular database, data filtering, data conversion

 

Molekulski podatki za genetske analize populacij so pogosto shranjeni v obliki razpredelnic ali kot vhodni podatki za programe, ki omogočajo njihovo analizo. Take podatke lahko pogosto interpretira le raziskovalec, ki je poskus izvajal, kar vodi k manjši transparentnosti celotne raziskave. Pogosto se tako shranjeni podatki nahajajo na več lokacijah. Sprememba v podatkih na eni lokaciji vnese v set podatkov nedoslednosti. Razvili smo matrico baze za transparentno hranitev populacijskih molekulskih podatkov na enotni lokaciji v programu Access in pripravili program za izbiro ter pretvorbo podatkov v format, ki ga prepoznajo programi za analize v okviru populacijske genetike Genepop, SpaGeDi, Structure, Baps in Convert. Novo razviti sistem MOLEKBASE je prosto dostopen na http://www.gozdis.si/index.php?id=151.

Ključne besede: populacijska genetika, baza molekulskih podatkov, izbira podatkov, pretvorba podatkov

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Published

2014-01-15

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 1-2 (2012)

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