I was struggling to use AnnotationDbi to change my ensemble ID to gene name, for datasets of three different species (human, canine, mouse). Among gene names for all three species there are genes with names starting with "LOC" like ENSG00000228037:LOC100996583, ENSCAFG00845012021: LOC613013 and ENSMUSG00000095523LOC100038995.
What type of genes are they? and is the naming unique through species, I mean if I have LOC100996583 in humans, is it possible to have it in canines or mice? if yes, are they doing the same thing?
Thanks in advance!
