[Biopython-dev] Enhancements to Bio.Graphics.BasicChromosome

[Kevin Jacobs <jacobs@bioinformed.com>]

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 7:20 AM, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>wrote:

> You might have seen on Twitter at the end of last week I mentioned
> some work to extend Brad's Bio.Graphics.BasicChromosome to allow
> features within a chromosome segment, optionally with labels.
>
>

This looks to be extremely useful.  Is there any support for layouts to
stack or pack chromosomes?  I'm thinking of diagrams for humans, where we
don't fit as well in linear displays.  I also think supporting chromosome
bands would be extremely useful.  These could include full cytobands,
centromeres, euchromatic vs hetrochromatic regions, user configurable bands
(e.g. linkage regions, IBD blocks, etc.)

The figure shows off what I'm thinking about the banding and layout, even
though it uses colored circles instead of text labels:
http://www.genome.gov/multimedia/illustrations/GWAS_2011_1.pdf

If there is interest, I may have some time to work on these features once
the basic infrastructure is stable.

Best regards,
-Kevin