Class: Gene

Inherits:

ActiveRecord::Base

Object
ActiveRecord::Base
Gene

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Includes:

CoreBase

Defined in:

app/models/gene.rb

Overview

Base class for genes. Single table inheritance is used to support derived classes including genes from specific authorities (NCBI, Ensembl) and genomic features defined by microarray vendors (e.g. Affymetrix, Agilent)

Attributes:

name (String) —

Long name
acronym (String) —

Short acronym
entrez_id (Integer) —

ID from Entrez

Associations:

gene_associations (GeneAssociation) —

Associated genes
organism (Organism)
transcripts (Transcript)
gene_classifications (GeneClassification) —

Classifications for this gene
chromosome (Chromosome)
gene_aliases (GeneAlias) —

Previous acronyms for this gene
probes (Probe) —

Probes that target this gene
gene_lookups (GeneLookup) —

A fast way to construct ui lists for genes
gene_classification_counts (GeneClassificationCount) —

A fast way to get classification counts
products (Product) —

Products in which this gene is used
data_sets (DataSet) —

DataSets in which this gene is used
gene_associations (GeneFeature) —

Other genes that are associated with this gene
transgenic_lines (TransgenicLine) —

Transgenic mouse lines with which this gene is associated
molbio_authority (MolbioAuthority) —

Authority that defined this gene
homologous_gene_associations (HomologousGeneAssociation)
homologous_genes (Gene) —

homologous Genes for this gene

Direct Known Subclasses

AffymetrixGene, AgilentGene, EnsemblGene, ErccGene, FusionGene, NcbiGene, RikenGene, TigrGene, UniGene