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Table 2 PhenoGram input file formatting parameters

From: Visualizing genomic information across chromosomes with PhenoGram

Recognized column header

Required

Description

CHR

Yes

Chromosome number

POS

Yes

Base-pair location of the SNP or starting location of a base-pair to base-pair region

PHENOTYPE

No

Name of the phenotype; required only when plotting phenotypes as colored shapes

END

No

Ending location of a base-pair to base-pair region

NOTE (or ANNOTATION)

No

Values in this column are shown on the plot position to the right of the chromosome; limited to 10 characters

ETHNICITY (or ANCESTRY)

No

Specifies ethnicity or ancestry for the associated position; accepts up to three unique values in this column

GROUP

No

Specifies a group identifier such that all phenotypes of the same identifier share a common color

POSCOLOR

No

Shades transverse lines on the line plot with a color; specified by an integer 0-7

  1. The file must be tab delimited. PhenoGram will ignore any unrecognized headers.