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\name{fetchChromSizes}
\alias{fetchChromSizes}
\title{
fetchChromSizes function.
}
\description{
This function tries to automate the fetch of chromosome sizes for assemblies
from UCSC.
}
\usage{
fetchChromSizes(assembly)
}
\arguments{
\item{assembly}{
A \code{character} object: the canonical name of assembly,
i.e., \sQuote{hg19} for UCSC.
}
}
\details{
This function downloads \sQuote{chromInfo.txt.gz} from UCSC golden path
for UCSC assemblies.
}
\value{
A object of \code{Seqinfo} is returned.
}
\author{
Ge Tan
}
\note{
Currently, the assemblies from UCSC are supported.
}
\examples{
\donttest{
fetchChromSizes("hg19")
fetchChromSizes("mm10")
}
}
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