Table 9.13.2.
Description of columns in BED format
| Reference sequence name | Name of the chromosome or scaffold |
|---|---|
| Start | Start position of the feature |
| End | End position of the feature |
| Name | (optional) Name of the feature |
| Score | (optional) Score of the feature |
| Strand |
(optional) Strand on which the feature is defined |
| Thick Start |
(optional) Position where the feature should be drawn thickly (e.g., for transcript models, the start of the coding sequence) |
| Thick End |
(optional) Position where the feature should no longer be drawn thickly (e.g., for transcript models, the end of the coding sequence) |
| Item Rgb |
(optional) Color to use to draw the feature |
| Block Count |
(optional) Number of blocks (e.g., for transcript models, the number of exons) |
| Block Sizes |
(optional) Sizes of blocks (e.g., for transcript models, the size of each exon) |
| Block Starts |
(optional) Start points of blocks (e.g., for transcript models, the starting point of each exon) |