Thanks so much Katrina,

So as you say, I get the file "chr1.phyloP46way.placental.wigFix" and open
it. And I see the file like this
"fixedStep chrom=chr1 start=10918 step=1
0.064
0.056
0.064
...
" .

So should I treat the 0.064 as the conservation score of the base 10918?
If I want to get the conservation score from base 10918 to 10920, could I
average the three scores "0.064,0.056,0.064" or by some other method?

And also, If I have a part of genome sequence located in:

"chr1/- 1617197 1617281 "

How could I get the conservation score of this part as it is on the reverse
strand?

Thanks again,

Chunjiang


On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Katrina Learned <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi Chunjiang,
>
> The score of each base isn't actually in the table. The best place to
> obtain the score information is from the files in the following directory:
>
> http://hgdownload.cse.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/hg19/phyloP46way/placentalMammals/
> For downloading large or multiple files, please see our recommended methods
> in the readme.txt file:
> http://hgdownload.cse.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/hg19/phyloP46way/README.txt
>
> This directory contains the original ascii files that we translated (via
> wigEncode) into the wiggle track data. These files are the best source for
> the actual values at each base since the wigEncode procedure introduces its
> own reduction in precision, as explained:
> http://genomewiki.ucsc.edu/index.php/Wiggle
>
> To answer your second question, strand has no meaning in these phyloP
> tables. A conserved base prediction is simply a prediction of a conserved
> base; it is the same base in forward or reverse strand.
>
> I hope this information is helpful. Please don't hesitate to contact the
> mail list again if you have any further questions.
>
> Katrina Learned
> UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group
>
> chunjiang he wrote, On 3/4/2011 12:06 PM:
>
>>  Dear Mr/Ms,
>>
>> I want to ask which score can be used to represent conservation in
>> phyloP46wayPlacental.
>> I check it has a title like this:
>>        *chrom*
>>  *chromStart*
>>  *chromEnd*
>>  *lowerLimit*
>>  *dataRange*
>>  *validCount*
>>  *sumData*
>>  *sumSquares*
>> But I am not sure which column is the most important one i should use.
>> I see it is different to the paper they published.
>>
>> Another, I want to ask if the positive strand and negative strand in one
>> chromosome have the same genomic coordinates.
>> So here, the genomic coordinates are fit for both +/- strand?
>>
>> Thanks very much.
>>
>> Chunjiang
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