Databases and Systems

The bins map strategy has been employed by the MNL editor to unify the extensive
maps in the community, and without misrepresenting known order. Order of loci
within a bin may be ascertained by examining the empirically determined maps,
which are provided within the database.
The MaizeDB server also hosts the electronic MNL, abstracts for the annual
meetings, and provides a public clearing house for gene nomenclature and registry of
new names.
DATABASE DESIGN AND FEATURES.
The database contains 27 entities, 340 tables, 53 views, 50 triggers and 221 stored
procedures. Stored procedures written at Missouri generate an ACeDB product that
was first released in June 1993. Major enhancements to the 1991 prototype were
implement March 1993; QTL experiment representations were added 1994. Minor
design upgrades, or example merging two entities complete with data, creating a
Trait entity, and writing triggers have been accomplished with the core MaizeDB
staff at Missouri. Schema may be found at our public ftp server
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