As you learn to use IGB, you'll find it offers many features that make it one of the best tools available for visualization and exploration of genomic data sets.
If you are new to IGB, the following Quick Start Guide will help you get started.
If you have trouble starting IGB, see Troubleshooting or ask for help on BioStars. (Please include the IGB tag to ensure we'll see your question.)
To choose a species and genome version
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IGB start screen
If your species or genome version is not listed, you can enter it as a custom species and genome when you open a data file. For more information, see Custom Genomes
Open data sets from remote data sources (Data Access tab) or by opening local files.
To open a data set from a remote data source
To open local files on your computer
When you select a data sets or a file, IGB will add a new empty track to the main view and list it in the Data Management table. Regions that do not have data loaded have a darker background color.
IGB window after opening a data set
Because many data files contain too much data to view all at once, IGB does not load data into the viewer until you click the Load Data button.
Before loading data, zoom in to a region.
IGB horizontal zooming controls
Other ways to zoom include
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To load data, click Load Data button. Regions with loaded data show the selected background color; areas without loaded data appear darker.
IGB after loading data
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You can reorder the tracks by dragging the Track Label (the Data Management Table reflect changes).
To change style elements of a track, click the track label and use the Annotation or Graph tab to change to change color, track height, annotation label, amount of data shown (stack height), and other options.
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