Facet vocabulary
StrandOrientation
4 terms
Controlled vocabulary of strand orientation. A small facet
vocabulary that factors the strand qualifier out of compound ENCODE
output_type / DataType terms
(e.g. "minus strand signal"). Surfaced via the
Track Interpretation
schema's strand slot. Where a
Sequence Ontology
term exists it is referenced via meaning.
Aligned with FGA-WG issue #2 (data interpretation).
plus
Features on the forward/plus (+) strand.
minus
Features on the reverse/minus (−) strand.
unstranded
No strand distinction / not applicable. This is the default when the strand slot is absent.
bidirectional
Features spanning or representing both strands.