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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>I am wondering what the quickest way to get from an Ensembl gene ID to a corresponding chromosomal band is with the core API?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I can get all the karyotype bands for the slice as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>my $gene = $gene_adaptor->fetch_by_stable_id($geneid);<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>my @{$slicekaryo} = $gene->slice->get_all_KaryotypeBands;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>But I want to know the most succinct way to retrieve only the band the gene corresponds to.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gavin<o:p></o:p></p></div><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>
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