Syntax Hints for Database Search in the Glossary of Genetic Terms

prepared and presented by:
Birgid Schlindwein, Weihenstephan Information and Documentation Centre

1. You can use * for truncation:
   eg the search expression ge* will find all terms starting with 'ge...'
   the search with only * will result in the list of all terms.
2. If the search result is more than one term, you will get a list, where you pick the desired term
3. You can use ? for replacing exactly one sign:
   eg the search expression a?en* will find 'acentric' and 'adenine'

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