Synteny: Getting the Big Picture

Background Information

Objective:  To have you learn about Syntenic Dotplots while generating one.

Difficulty:  Easy

Estimated Time:  5 minutes

New Programs Used:  SynMap

Lesson

Introduction

     The image to the right is a syntenic dotplot.  This lesson teaches you what a syntenic dotplot is, how it is used, and why it is useful.  You will also learn how to create a syntenic dotplot through SynMap.

Syntenic Dotplots

• Syntenic dotplots compare two genomes to each other
• In the picture to the right the green dots show homologous regions, regions where there are similar genes between two organisms
• The x-axis represents one organism's genome and the y-axis represents the other organism's genome
• Each box within the graph represents one chromosome
  
• See more detailed information

See Also

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