FAQ for Canto

[ValWood]

We should start to collect questions, and draft answers for M. to polish

Will assign to Midori, but as we add the questions here we should attempt to write an answer to edit. Will start later....

[Antonialock]

• [ ] "I can't find the phenotype I want"

[kimrutherford]

The easiest plan for me is to add an FAQ to Canto's built in documentation. I've made an example here: https://github.com/pombase/canto/blob/master/root/docs/md/faq.md

That example is visible here: https://curation.pombase.org/pombe/docs/faq

but there is no link to it.

You can edit in place with the edit button (looks like a pencil). The syntax is Markdown like GitHub uses. Here is the full syntax: https://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-5/syntax.html

Here is GitHub's help file on Markdown: https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/

Canto needs to be re-released if you edit the docs. That's two step process.

1. in the canto directory (from "git clone ...") do: ./etc/tag_release.pl
2. on oliver0 run this from any directory: sudo /var/pomcur/scripts/pull_and_restart pombe

I've only ever done that logged in as me so it may not work first time. I'm happy to fix any problems though.

[ValWood]

• [ ] What is the difference between penetrance and expressivity
• [ ] What is the difference between a genetic interaction and a multi gene phenotype
• [ ] When is it appropriate to make a GO annotation

[ValWood]

Could look through the helpdesk tickets for old questions and draft answers?

[ValWood]

• [ ] How do I decide whether an allele should be part of the genotype or the background? background example (cdc2 block and release?)

[ValWood]

This seems like a good task for the new starter.

[ValWood]

We have the FAQ now, so new person can check these questions are included

[ValWood]

This issue should be in the FAQ https://github.com/pombase/canto/issues/2616