Creating a Coordinate Plot

Overview

The coordinate plot is used to view the profile of a gene's expression pattern over all samples, or a sample's expression pattern over all genes.

For a large dataset, a coordinate plot of all genes over all samples may be very busy. For more refined behavior, select one or more genes or samples from the table viewer before creating the coordinate plot. In this case only the selected genes or samples are plotted.

Actions

Displaying a Coordinate Plot of All Genes

1. Click a dataset item in the Experiments navigator. The item is highlighted.

2. Select Coordinate Plot from the Explore menu. A coordinate plot of all genes is displayed.

Displaying a Coordinate Plot of Selected Genes or Samples

1. Click a dataset item in the Experiments navigator. The item is highlighted.

2. Click the Table View toolbar icon , or select Table View from the Explore menu, or right-click the item and select Table View from the shortcut menu. A table view of the dataset is displayed.

3. Select one or more genes or samples for display:

Selecting a gene or sample: click on a column or row heading. The name is highlighted.
Selecting multiple genes or samples: press and hold the <Ctrl> key and click on column or row headings. The names are highlighted.
Selecting a series of genes or samples: press and hold the <Shift> key and click on column or row names. The names are highlighted.

4. Select Coordinate Plot from the Explore menu. A coordinate plot of the selected gene(s) is displayed.

Interacting With the Plot

Selecting Items

Displaying an Expression Value

Plot Functions

Exporting an Image

Lookup Gene

Annotate

Create Gene List from Selection or Cluster

Customizing the Plot

Configuring Plot Components

Resizing a Plot