## Gel-Patterns

This display will show and compare gel patterns entered into acedb as band sizes or migration distances. A related display (Agarose-Gels) will display simulated patterns using a known sequence.

The display is activated by clicking on the "Gel" tag in a text window as long as the tag is followed by the appropriate data. The Gel tag can appear in any class.

### Zooming

The Zooming works as in the genetic map. It is controlled by the 3 buttons, whole (for when you are lost!), zoom in, zoom out, and the middle mouse button: to recentre slowly if the mouse is right of the scale bar, or recenter fast and zoom continuously by dragging the mid button starting left of the scale bar.

### Active Lane

Pick with the mouse in the center of the graph, the name of the active lane will color.

### Remove Clone

Removes the active clone

### Add Clone

Adds in the display objects that you can pick anywhere in acedb untill you kill the message window. A single object will only be displayed once.

### Add KeySet

Import all the Lanes associated with all the objects of the active keyset

### Switch

Allows to reposition the lanes Click pairs of lanes in succession. Works untill you kill the message.

### Intersect

Click a succession of lanes, the common bands turn RED, when no common band remains, the coloring reinitialises.

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last edited: July 1994