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Abstract

The Ensembl project (http://www.ensembl.org) provides genome resources for chordate genomes with a particular focus on human genome data as well as data for key model organisms such as mouse, rat and zebrafish. Five additional species were added in the last year including gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) and Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) bringing the total number of supported species to 61 as of Ensembl release 64 (September 2011). Of these, 55 species appear on the main Ensembl website and six species are provided on the Ensembl preview site (Pre!Ensembl; http://pre.ensembl.org) with preliminary support. The past year has also seen improvements across the project.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A region of human chromosome 9 from the GRCh37.p5 assembly showing the fix patch applied in the ABO locus and displayed in genomic context (green region on the lower panel). In the upper panel, the full chromosome display shows the locations of a number of other fix and novel patches that are a part of the GRCh37.p5 assembly.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Matrix style configuration panels for Open chromatin & Transcription Factor Binding Sites (on right) and Histones and Polymerases (on left). Both panels are accessible from the relevant portions of the Regulation section of the ‘Configure this page’ link found on the left menu of all location view pages.
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