The Otter Annotation System

Table 1.

CGI Scripts in the Otter Server


get_region

Retrieve a genomic region from the server, optionally locking it for editing. Users are identified by name and e-mail address.
write_region Write a region back to the server. The region must have been previously locked by the same user. This is a POST request.
unlock_region Unlock a region without writing it.
get_sequence Get the sequence for a region as a string.
datasets
List the datasets on the server. This request returns details of databases containing dna; name of assembly is required.

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