Comparative Genomics

Data available

Access

Data can be accessed using the Compara Perl API, BioMart, or comparative genomics pages on the browser. Gene trees can be viewed from any 'Gene' page on the browser, and exported via the control panel and the Jalview plug-in in the pop-ups that appear when clicking on any part of the tree.

The external Java-based tool PhyloWidget can also be used to visualise phylogenetic trees of compara species. An example which includes all the current species for the main Ensembl website, plus a few additional mammalian species of interest, has been created by the Compara team: