The gene models can be added by the command 'add annotation'. The annotation files usually have the GFF3 format. The Genbank format can also be used to load the gene models together with the genomic sequences.

In short, the gene annotation in gff3 format should reference an existing map set. So, add the map set with genomic sequences first, then specify it in the INI control file for loading the annotation.

  • map names in the gff3 file should match the names of the maps in the database. If this is not the case, use [MapMapping] section to map the names from file to the maps in the database.
  • each gene model can come with attributes. Specify which attributes to load. You can rename them while loading. The attributes are loaded into the database as qualifiers. The command in test mode will display all available qualifiers with their sample values.
  • Some of the qualifiers can be marked as GeneName or GeneFunction. Use the section [AnnotationSearches]
  • Some qualifiers can be displayed as hyperlinks. Use the section [QualifierLinks]

Please refer to the corresponding page on the gene annotation in the Use case.