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EnsemblCompara Get Gene Tree

Get the phylogenetic gene tree showing evolutionary relationships of a gene family across species from Ensembl Compara. Gene trees trace the history of speciation and duplication events for a gene family. Returns tree members (genes across species), tree structure, and optionally Newick format. Useful for evolutionary analysis and understanding gene family expansion. Example: TP53 gene tree shows conservation across vertebrates.

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Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "gene": {
      "description": "Gene symbol or Ensembl gene ID. Examples: 'TP53', 'BRCA1', 'ENSG00000141510'. Ensembl IDs are more reliable than symbols for gene tree retrieval.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "species": {
      "description": "Species (default: 'human'). Used when providing a gene symbol. Examples: 'human', 'mouse'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gene"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default EnsemblCompara Get Gene Tree call

public-safeinput

{
  "gene": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_EnsemblCompara_get_gene_tree
Tool name: EnsemblCompara_get_gene_tree
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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