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General Function Checklist


  1. Open the H_sapiens_Dec_2013 genome.
  2. Type dmd in the Quick-search box.

  • DMD is one of the suggested matches in the Quick-search drop-down.
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Select DMD from the Quick-search drop-down to navigate to the longest known gene in the human genome, the dystrophin gene (DMD).

  • IGB has navigated to the proper gene (dystrophin). You can do this by viewing the selection info for the gene. The gene's title should be "DMD". 
    *(Known issue. See IGBF-2625).
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Select the Advanced Search tab at the bottom of IGB.

  • Search results for DMD are already being displayed in the tab.
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Select the top search result in the Advanced Search tab (ID: NM_001166237, Title: GSDMD).

  • IGB has navigated to NM_001166237 in the gene GSDMD.
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Navigate to the following coordinates: chr1:30,688,740-31,361,080

  • IGB has navigated to the proper location.
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  1. In the Advanced Search tab at the bottom IGB, select Residues from the search type drop-down menu.
  2. Enter "TAG|TAA|TGA" into the Advanced Search textbox and start the search.

  • Verify that the search has located matches for "TAG", "TAA", and "TGA".
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Navigate to the following coordinates: chr1:30,992,236-30,992,279

  • Residues have been highlighted on the sequence axis.
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  1. Navigate to the following coordinates: chr1:30,688,740-31,361,080
  2. In the Advanced Search tab at the bottom of IGB, select Residues from the search type drop-down menu.
  3. Enter the following regular expressions (Note - clear the search results between each search (click the red X)):
    1. TATATttatg
    2. TATA.ttatg
    3. TATA..tatg
    4. TAT[AT]Tttatg
    5. [TA]{1,3}Tttatg
    6. TATAt*atg
    7. TATAT.*ttatg
    8. TATAT.*?ttatg
  • Results show up for each search conducted above.
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  1. In the Advanced Search tab, select Properties from the search type drop-down menu.
  2. Enter false in the search text box.  
  • There are many results and if you select one (double-click it) and go to the Selection Info panel, there is at least one attribute that has the value false.
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Enter family in the search text box.

  • There are many results and all include the word family in the description. If not, check the selection info panel.
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