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diemr (version 1.5.2)

markerAxis: Compute chromosome breakpoints and tick positions

Description

Identifies chromosome breaks and calculates tick positions based on physical distances. Used for plotting genomic axes with consistent spacing.

Usage

markerAxis(includedSites, ChosenSites = "all", tickDist)

Value

A list containing:

  • CHROMbreaks: Positions of chromosome breaks.

  • CHROMnamesPos: Midpoints for chromosome labels.

  • CHROMnames: Unique chromosome names.

  • ticksPos: Positions for tick marks.

  • ticksNames: Tick labels in megabases.

Arguments

includedSites

BED-like file defining genomic sites, ideally output from vcf2diem.

ChosenSites

Logical vector of sites to be analyzed.

tickDist

Distance between tick marks along the chromosome in bp.