Difference between revisions of "Needs Analysis Workshop/Breakout group 1"

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* Which genes are known to be expressed in the development of a particular morphological structure?  
 
* Which genes are known to be expressed in the development of a particular morphological structure?  
 
* Is there a model organism mutant that has a phenotype similar to a human disease?
 
* Is there a model organism mutant that has a phenotype similar to a human disease?
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GW - describe natural units
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- not necessarily arbitrary
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- can phenotype be decomposed into natural mechanistic units
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CK - could ontology hold you back from describing some things
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GW - can lead to confusion
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EJ - this database can be a way of discovering these units
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GW - would database be like GenBank - I could describe a fish and deposit my phenotypes

Revision as of 17:35, 17 September 2007

Break-out Group 1: Developmental genetics of morphology

Examples for driving research questions:

  • Which genes are known to be expressed in the development of a particular morphological structure?
  • Is there a model organism mutant that has a phenotype similar to a human disease?

Characters

GW - describe natural units

- not necessarily arbitrary

- can phenotype be decomposed into natural mechanistic units

CK - could ontology hold you back from describing some things

GW - can lead to confusion

EJ - this database can be a way of discovering these units

GW - would database be like GenBank - I could describe a fish and deposit my phenotypes