From 23f44efa0a4ba2cd75a9a2b145479180c91bf80e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nika Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:10:13 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update Definitions.md - Open Reading Frame definition fixed --- Definitions.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Definitions.md b/Definitions.md index 6435f4b..69bfbf6 100644 --- a/Definitions.md +++ b/Definitions.md @@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ In the [genome assembly and annotation](README.md) description, we introduce sev Term | Definition --- | --- -Open Reading Frame (ORF) | A stretch of amino acids with no stop codon +Open Reading Frame (ORF) | A stretch of base pairs with no stop codon Coding Sequence (CDS) | An ORF that could encode a protein Protein encoding gene (PEG) | An ORF that could encode a protein Hypothetical protein | Something that has not been experimentally shown -putative protein | Something that has not been experimentally shown +Putative protein | Something that has not been experimentally shown Polypeptide | A short stretch of amino acids (typically about 20 amino acids or less) -Contig | A contiguous piece of DNA sequence that has been assembled from more than one reads. It is compiled because, as noted above, the 5' end of one sequence overlaps the 3' end of another. +Contig | A contiguous piece of DNA sequence that has been assembled from more than one reads. It is compiled because, as noted above, the 5' end of one sequence overlaps with the 3' end of another. Read | The unit of DNA sequence that comes from a sequencing instrument. A single piece of DNA sequence. -