[BioC] retrieving chromosome lengths using biomaRt?

[Sean Davis]

On Tuesday 05 December 2006 06:50, Shamit Soneji wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm constructing a bunch of GFF files to load into a genome browser to
> display CHiP-on-chip data, and for this I need the length (in bases) of
> specific mouse chromosomes.
>
> I was hoping biomaRt might be able to do this, and I see an attempt was
> made here ( http://tinyurl.com/y7rbzo) which I can't get to work (for
> human or mouse).

This was answered in about 1 month ago in this thread:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.conductor/10401/focus=10433

Sean