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+table bigGenePred
+"bigGenePred gene models"
+   (
+   string chrom;       "Reference sequence chromosome or scaffold"
+   uint   chromStart;  "Start position in chromosome"
+   uint   chromEnd;    "End position in chromosome"
+   string name;        "Name or ID of item, ideally both human readable and unique"
+   uint score;         "Score (0-1000)"
+   char[1] strand;     "+ or - for strand"
+   uint thickStart;    "Start of where display should be thick (start codon)"
+   uint thickEnd;      "End of where display should be thick (stop codon)"
+   uint reserved;       "RGB value (use R,G,B string in input file)"
+   int blockCount;     "Number of blocks"
+   int[blockCount] blockSizes; "Comma separated list of block sizes"
+   int[blockCount] chromStarts; "Start positions relative to chromStart"
+   string name2;       "Alternative/human readable name"
+   string cdsStartStat; "Status of CDS start annotation (none, unknown, incomplete, or complete)"
+   string cdsEndStat;   "Status of CDS end annotation (none, unknown, incomplete, or complete)"
+   int[blockCount] exonFrames; "Exon frame {0,1,2}, or -1 if no frame for exon"
+   string type;        "Transcript type"
+   string geneName;    "Primary identifier for gene"
+   string geneName2;   "Alternative/human readable gene name"
+   string geneType;    "Gene type"
+   )
+