The Genome Browser's codon coloring feature allows users to quickly validate and compare alignment tracks, including mRNAs. To turn on codon coloring, select the desired option from the Color track by codons pull-down menu.
Color Options
Color Legend
| Genomic/mRNA codons | Nonsynonymous mRNA codons | mRNA bases/different mRNA bases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| red | "*" stop codons | non-conservative codon substitutions | base substitutions |
| yellow | conservative codon substitutions | ||
| cyan | spliced or truncated partial codons | spliced or truncated partial codons | |
| green | start codons incl. methionine | ||
| black | "X" truncated codons |
Details
The codon reading frame is defined by the GenBank CDS annotation of the aligned sequence. Each codon is colored and labeled in the direction of transcription. A sequence without a CDS will not be colored; these can be non-protein coding RNAs or an mRNA where a CDS annotation was not provided in the original data.
The mRNA bases/different mRNA bases display options are colored and labeled in the direction of the genomic sequence. Note that it is possible to show the base complement, and thus change the base labeling, by clicking the arrow to the left of the base display or by clicking the "reverse" button.
When zoomed out past the base level, the browser will choose one color to represent many bases. The priority of display, from most important to least important, is: different mRNA base/nonsynonymous codon coloring (if enabled), and then alignment coloring (if enabled). The browser will not display genomic/mRNA codon coloring when viewing large regions of the genome. To view labeling, the track must be zoomed to within 3 times the base level.
For information about alignment insertion/deletion display options, click here.
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