FlyBase: a Guided Tour of Highlighted Features

Overview

Journal Genetics

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Genetics

Date 2022 Mar 10

PMID 35266522

Authors

L Sian Gramates

Julie Agapite

Helen Attrill

Brian R Calvi

Madeline A Crosby

Gilberto Dos Santos

Joshua L Goodman

Damien Goutte-Gattat

Victoria K Jenkins

Thomas Kaufman

Aoife Larkin

Beverley B Matthews

Gillian Millburn

Victor B Strelets

Affiliations

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Abstract

FlyBase provides a centralized resource for the genetic and genomic data of Drosophila melanogaster. As FlyBase enters our fourth decade of service to the research community, we reflect on our unique aspects and look forward to our continued collaboration with the larger research and model organism communities. In this study, we emphasize the dedicated reports and tools we have constructed to meet the specialized needs of fly researchers but also to facilitate use by other research communities. We also highlight ways that we support the fly community, including an external resources page, help resources, and multiple avenues by which researchers can interact with FlyBase.

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