GMT Tutorial Exercise 17

Search the Multiplex-Ready^TM Marker database

1. Select MARKERS and then select SEARCH.
2. Select a Marker Set:
   1. MRT MARKERS
      • "Wheat (MPBCRC:public)" to search all MRT^® wheat markers
      • "Barley (MPBCRC:public)" to search all MRT^® barley markers
   2. Non-binnable Markers
      • "your name_non MRT markers" (created in Exercise 5) to identify any markers that were not recognised as MRT markers during the import of a GEMDB import file.
   3. GEMDB tags
      • Choosing any of the tags created in Exercises 7 - 11 allows viewing general marker info on tagged GEMDB markers. See the screenshot below for an example.
   4. DARTS tags
      • Selecting any of the tags created in Exercises 14 - 16 allows viewing general marker info on tagged DARTS markers.
3. To see all the available markers in a Marker Set, type the wildcard character '%' in the Search text box (immediately next to the Search button).
4. Try sorting the results table by different fields by clicking on different column headers.
5. Try filtering the results table with the different available options (Type, Prefix, Quality, etc.)
6. Try the different display options. Try changing the 'Custom view' in the Marker Custom Fields tab, available in the OPTIONS mode of function.
7. Try the CMAP link next to a marker of interest to search the MPBCRC CMAP Live installation for maps where a particular marker has been located.
8. Try to download data for a marker selection you are interested in.

• Tip: Refer to the GMT online help on the MARKERS»SEARCH interface for detailed information on the MRT markers database.

The MARKERS»SEARCH interface, showing marker information for markers tagged in Exercise 10.