# How do I find marker genes for a Cell Type or Cell Set?

**URL:** <https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-do-i-find-marker-genes-for-a-cell-type-or-cell-set/276>\
**Category:** Transcriptomics Explorer\
**Tags:** transcriptomics\_explorer\
**Created:** [September 17, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-do-i-find-marker-genes-for-a-cell-type-or-cell-set/276 "2019-09-17T00:52:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![tylermo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/tylermo/32/155_2.png) [@tylermo](https://community.brain-map.org/u/tylermo)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-do-i-find-marker-genes-for-a-cell-type-or-cell-set/276/1 "2019-09-17T00:52:22Z")

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Currently the Transcriptomics Explorer loads with a set of notable genes that characterize the entire taxonomy. The Explorer does not currently expose marker genes for every Cell Type or Cell Set - that functionality is expected in 2020. Researchers can identify these marker genes themselves by downloading the data and doing offline analysis.