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Table 2 The nGASP test and training genomic regions.

From: nGASP – the nematode genome annotation assessment project

Type of nGASP region

Criterion used for selecting region

Coordinates in the C. elegans WS160 genome

Training

High conservation, high gene density, autosomal

II: 2000001–3000000

Training

High conservation, high gene density, autosomal

V: 9000001–10000000

Training

High conservation, low gene density, autosomal

III: 1000001–2000000

Training

High conservation, low gene density, autosomal

IV: 2000001–3000000

Training

Low conservation, high gene density, autosomal

I: 12000001–13000000

Training

Low conservation, high gene density, autosomal

V: 4000001–5000000

Training

Low conservation, low gene density, autosomal

I: 2000001–3000000

Training

Low conservation, low gene density, autosomal

II: 13000001–14000000

Training

High conservation, low gene density, X-chromosome

X: 3000001–4000000

Training

High conservation, low gene density, X-chromosome

X: 2000001–3000000

Test

High conservation, high gene density, autosomal

IV: 7000001–8000000

Test

High conservation, high gene density, autosomal

V: 12000001–13000000

Test

High conservation, low gene density, autosomal

IV: 1–1000000

Test

High conservation, low gene density, autosomal

I: 14000001–15000000

Test

Low conservation, high gene density, autosomal

V: 16000001–17000000

Test

Low conservation, high gene density, autosomal

II: 1–1000000

Test

Low conservation, low gene density, autosomal

IV: 14000001–15000000

Test

Low conservation, low gene density, autosomal

I: 1000001–2000000

Test

High conservation, low gene density, X-chromosome

X: 4000001–5000000

Test

High conservation, low gene density, X-chromosome

X: 8000001–9000000

  1. The ten 1-Mb regions of the C. elegans genome provided to the nGASP participants for training their gene-finders, and ten 1-Mb test regions in which they were asked to make gene predictions for the nGASP assessment.