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Contig Alignments, SSR and SNP Viewer
[for a newer and more convenient alignment viewer
please select the
MAGIC Gene Discovery Viewer]
 

This option displays Milestone Unigene Member consensus sequences, to which all EST members are aligned. A user can select from two options.

Option 1: All milestone sorghum clusters
All Milestone Clusters are available in a list box. Those beginning with a zero (0_*) are singletons. Those beginning with a one (1_*) are what Phrap identifies as contigs of one, effectively singletons that have some substantial similarity to contigs of two or more members. Those beginning with a two (2_*) are contigs of two or more members.
Upon selecting a contig to view, one is presented with a split screen (the width of either side is adjustable). The left-hand side identifies the individual ESTs belonging to the cluster. Discrepancies between an individual member and the consensus sequence are highlighted by a grey background.

Option 2: All milestone sorghum clusters which contain SSRs SNPs
The first step is to establish query parameters. In the first list box one can select either 'All contigs' or a specific SSR-containing contig. If all contigs are selected, then it might be useful, but is not necessary, to define the selection further.
The second list box lets a user select contigs of any genotype or a user can select only those contigs that include an EST from a given genotype (A002 = S. bicolor, BTx623; A001 = S. halepense; A003 = S. propinquum).
The next three list boxes allow a user to view SNPs if desired.  The ranks are from 1 through 9, with 1 having the greatest probability of being a true SNP, 9 the lowest.
The following list box defines whether a microsatellite must differ from a selected genotype.
The next two permit a user to define the quality of SSRs to be displayed, while the those following define the length range of the SSR.
Two final options permit one to search for a specific microsatellite motif (e.g., cgg) and/or motif length.