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OCEAN is an integrated web platform dedicated to advancing research on
*Ostrea chilensis*, the Chilean flat oyster.

The platform offers:\
• 🧬 Genome browser for *O. chilensis*\
• 🔍 Epigenetic data\
• 📊 Interactive tools for gene expression and regulatory region
analysis\
• 🧠 Curated annotations including GO terms and pathway associations\
• 🌐 Data sharing & collaboration hub for the oyster research community

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# Featured Genome Browser Views 👀

-   ### [Gene Expression following Heat Exposure](https://robertslab.github.io/OCEAN/jbrowse/?session=share-bS-rRTROpE&password=r9vWX)
 
-    ### [DEG MSTRG.1743.1 zoom](https://oystergen.es/jbrowse/?session=share-fpBeSAviSo&password=scJyF)

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# Population Information

## Site Location Information

Our focus to date is from oysters from three locales

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| Location | Salinity | Freshwater Input | Tidal Exchange | Human Influence |
|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
| Río Pudeto | Moderate (brackish) | Moderate river inflow | Moderate | Moderate |
| Pumalín | Low (oligohaline) | High (glacial & river) | Low | Low (pristine) |
| Isla Quihua | High (marine) | Low to moderate | High | Moderate to high |



## Genetic Relatedness

![](http://gannet.fish.washington.edu/seashell/snaps/Monosnap_Monosnap_2025-08-03_15-06-38.png)