Displaying chromosome graphics

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You may need to use chromosome graphics when it's time to write an article on your research. WinQTLCart displays all the source data file's chromosomes, including each chromosome's markers and intervals, in a single display window that you can copy to the Windows clipboard.

From the Main window, with a source data file loaded, select Tools>DrawChrom to show the Chromosome Graphic Display window.



This sample graphic shows you the chromosome names, the markers on the chromosomes, and their distances.

Chromosome Graphic Display menus
File menu
Command	Function
Copy to Clipboard	Copies the graphs to the Windows clipboard.
Print Graphic	Print the graphic to a selected printer.
Exit	Closes the window. If you have unsaved data, you'll be prompted to save it.

View menu
Command	Function
Proportion of Marker Number	Show length of chromosome graph in proportion of marker number
Proportion of Chromosome Len	Show length of chromosome graph in proportion of chromosome length in cM
Next Page >>	If there are lots of chromosomes, displays the next group of graphs
First Page	If there are more than one screen of chromosomes, return to the first page.
Add QTL positions…	Mark a QTL position on the chromosome. See Adding QTL positions to the chromosome graphics for more information.

Setting menu
Command	Function
Select Chromosomes…	Select the chromosomes you want displayed in the graphic.
Show Chromosome Name	Toggle between showing the chromosome name or its label
Font Size >>	Increase font size for graph
Font Size <<	Decrease font size for graph
Space Between >>	Increase the space between markers (graph gets longer)
Space Between <<	Decrease the space between markers (graph gets shorter)
Chromosome Name>>	Go to the next chromosome in the series
Chromosome Name<<	Go to the previous chromosome in the series
Column Number >>	Increase number of graphics displayed in a column
Column Number <<	Decrease number of graphics displayed in a column