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When you click the Show Chromatograms button in a region without trace data<br />

you will see a “No Chromatogram Data” message in the Contig Chromatogram<br />

window. When you move the cursor back into a region where there are fragments with<br />

chromatogram data, the traces will reappear.<br />

Underst<strong>and</strong>ing the Trace Display<br />

Above the traces are two lines of bases. The upper line displays the sequence as it<br />

currently appears in the editor, including any edits you may have made. The lower line<br />

displays the base calls as originally imported, including the trimmed data. The arrows to<br />

the left show the orientation <strong>and</strong> relative lengths of the trimmed <strong>and</strong> untrimmed data.<br />

Below the arrows is a slider for changing the height of the trace. Below the slider are<br />

four buttons that let you hide the lanes for any or all of the traces. Click on the button to<br />

hide any lane. Click it again to display the lane. Figure 15-2 shows a contig with adjusted<br />

scales <strong>and</strong> hidden lanes.<br />

Scrolling through a single chromatogram is simple. Position your cursor on the small<br />

rectangular slider button to the right of the trace. With the mouse button held down, you<br />

can move the slider down or up, depending on your current position within the sequence.<br />

Alternately, you can use the left arrow <strong>and</strong> right arrow keys to step through the sequence<br />

trace, base by base.<br />

When you are working in a contig, if you highlight a base in the consensus line you can<br />

use the arrow keys to move through the consensus sequence. Note that as you do so all<br />

the contig chromatograms will move left or right, in step with the highlighted base.<br />

Figure 15-2 Trace with hidden lanes <strong>and</strong> adjusted scales<br />

You can specify the settings for trace display by going to the Window menu <strong>and</strong> choosing<br />

<strong>User</strong> Preferences <strong>and</strong> selecting Chromatogram. You can specify the height of the trace,<br />

the width from peak to peak, the way the lanes are identified <strong>and</strong> various screen display<br />

attributes. (See Chapter 21 on “Customizing <strong>Sequencher</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>User</strong> Preferences” for more<br />

information.)<br />

SEQUENCHER <strong>4.8</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> for Windows © 1991 - 2007 Gene Codes Corporation, Inc. All rights reserved.<br />

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