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This is our model for querying genomic features such as genomic regions, gene transcripts, SNPs and other genetic variants. The way features are specified may depend on the database. For example, genes have different IDs in the NCBI, HUGO and Ensembl databases.  

Features are specified in BioQ using keywords, such as SNP_ID and GENE_ID.  There are usually defaults, such as a numeric feature being assumed to be a dbSNP rs ID and a alphanumeric string assumed to be a HUGO gene symbol. 

Tables

db, tbl and col

These provide descriptions of database, tables and columns, respectively, in the BioQ genomic databases.

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