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Genome Maps
13.1 Genome Maps
A genome map defines the chromosomes for a particular species and build. This definition includes the chromosome names and lengths, as well as the order they are arranged in when displayed in a genome browser. Genome browsers allow the current genome map to be selected so that plotted features will be arranged according to its chromsome definition. The species and build specified by the selected genome map is used to manage annotation tracks within the genome browser. This functionality is intended to help prevent accidental alignment of annotation data to the wrong genome map.
A genome map can be selected from the list of bundled genome maps, created from a marker mapped spreadsheet, or created from a marker map. This enables the user to create a genome specific to the data at hand or for a species not in the list of bundled species.
The current genome map can be selected either through the tool bar controls of a Genome Browser, or through the plot viewer menu item, File > Select Genome Map.... The genomes available can be viewed through the project navigator menu item, Tools > Manage Genome Maps.
Bundled Genome Maps
Basic genome maps for serveral species are made available with SVS. The initial list of chromosome definitions to provide was based on those available within the Integrated Genome Browser (IGB) http://www.bioviz.org, [Nicol 2009]. Additional species and builds have been added to the bundled genome maps since then.
If genome information for a particular species and build is available and is not yet included in the bundled builds, contact Golden Helix, Inc. and we can convert that information into a genome map which can be made available for all customers. Alternately the genome map can be generated from marker map information using SVS.