GenAtlas Compiles the information relevant to the mapping efforts of the Human Genome Project. Genomic maps of these organisms are displayed using DerBrowser, a Java applet, designed as a universal tool to display and navigate various types of maps. Among other features, it allows a user to query external databases about any map object. This system is a prototype graphical browser for querying the annotated reference genome. Designed to be simple enough for a layperson, the channel also offers sophisticated capabilities for hypothesis testing.
Searches utilise a text string or a DNA sequence.
Data submission is by a series of Web page data submission forms. All submitted data is made available to other public databases. Additional information, such as assay conditions, can be supplied but this is optional. The site is organized by chromosomes and cytogenetic location. Each SNP has PCR primer and conditions associated with it.