wb_gene: Wormbase gene summary

Description Usage Arguments Value

View source: R/query_gene.R

Description

Using a given gene name, the Wormbase REST API is queried to create a data frame containing a description of the gene, and other important information.

Usage

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wb_gene(gene)

Arguments

name

of C. elegans gene to search for.

Value

data frame of five columns: Gene name, gene type (protein, rRNA, etc), genomic location, wormbase gene summary, and references. If the gene is not found in C. elegans, an empty data frame will be returned.


AndersenLab/wormbase-api documentation built on May 5, 2019, 4:57 a.m.