paint.chromosome {lodplot}R Documentation

Draw a chromosome ideogram

Description

Produce an ideogram of a specified human chromosome, using base graphics. Usually for addition to a plot of linkage analysis results, so the chromosome length is in genetic map units (usually cM).

Usage

paint.chromosome(chrom, pos = 0, units = "cM", width = 0.4, bands = "major")

Arguments

chrom is the chromosome (1..X).
pos is the Y position.
units is the user X axis units, usually "cM" or "M".
width is the width of the ideogram.
bands is which chromosomal bands to display on the ideogram.

Value

A base graphics plot.

Author(s)

David L Duffy


[Package lodplot version 1.0 Index]