What is secondary databases in bioinformatics?

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Secondary databases comprise data derived from analysing entries in primary databases. In most cases, they also provide tools to investigate further the genes and proteins.

What is meant by secondary database?

A database that provides an alternative set of keys to access that data is called a secondary database. In a secondary database, the keys are your alternative (or secondary) index, and the data corresponds to a primary record's key.

What are secondary databases examples?

Protein Databank data is stored in secondary databases. Examples include: SCOP at Cambridge University. CATH at the University College of London.Swiss-Prot and PIR for protein sequences.GenBank and DDBJ for genome sequences.Protein Databank for protein structures.Biological Databases: An Overview and Future Perspective - Enago

What is difference between primary and secondary database?

1. Primary data is the first data collected by a researcher for the first time. Whereas secondary data is a data that is already collected by someone earlier.

Which one is a secondary database?

OMIM is a secondary database consists of data derived from the analysis of primary data such as sequences, active site residue of proteins and so on.

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