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This function will use BSgenome to install the reference genome for a specified organism and assembly version.

Usage

install_ref_genome(organism, genome, masked = FALSE)

Arguments

organism

the name of the organism for which to install the reference genome. This can be the scientific name or a common name. For example Homo Sapiens, H. sapiens, or human

genome

The reference genome assembly version. Ex. hg18, mm10, rn6.

masked

Logical value. Whether to search for the 'masked' BSgenome. Default is FALSE.

Value

a BSgenome object