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Sequencher 4.8 User Manual--PC - Bioinformatics and Biological ...

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Figure 17-3 Overview showing motifs<br />

In the Bases view of a sequence motifs will appear highlighted in the manner you<br />

specified. You may need to deselect Display Color Bases, Colors As Backgrounds or<br />

Display Base Confidences to see the Motifs more clearly. In Figure 17-4, for example,<br />

all start codons are in lower case type <strong>and</strong> blue with only Colors as Backgrounds on.<br />

Figure 17-4 Sequence Editor showing motifs<br />

If you have a certain set of motifs you want to use for several projects (for example,<br />

if you use motif definitions to highlight certain restriction sites), you can save your<br />

definitions to a file. To do so, click Save Motifs at the top of the motifs window <strong>and</strong><br />

follow the instructions. Then click the Load Motifs button to use those definitions in<br />

other projects.<br />

Features<br />

What is a feature<br />

A feature represents a subsequence or region of a sequence which has some biological<br />

significance. Assigning a feature is a method of describing <strong>and</strong> naming such a region.<br />

<strong>Sequencher</strong> supports both personal features <strong>and</strong> GenBank st<strong>and</strong>ardized features. The<br />

Feature Editor enables you to name <strong>and</strong> highlight sequence regions of special interest.<br />

Note: Features will not appear unless you go the View menu <strong>and</strong> select Display<br />

Features.<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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