To edit information about a feature:
- Open the Features view.
- Expand the row(s) for the feature(s) of interest:
- Expand a single row by clicking on the plus sign on the left of the row.
- Expand all rows by right-clicking anywhere in the view and choosing Expand All from the context menu.
- Expand a single row by clicking on the plus sign on the left of the row.
- Do any of the tasks described in the table below.
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To edit existing text | Place your cursor in any text field and edit or overwrite the existing entry for that field. |
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Reverse the direction of the feature | To reverse the direction of the feature so that it references the opposite strand (top or bottom), click the direction tool ( |
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To extend or shrink the length or to change the segment | Click the numbered range next to the direction tool ( |
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To select text to use as the feature label | The text following the /dnas_title field is used as the feature label throughout SeqBuilder Pro’s views. To select text from another qualifier for this purpose, right-click on that qualifier and choose Use as Feature Label or select it and choose Features > Use As Feature Label. | |
To add a new /note or other qualifier | Right-click on the feature and choose New Note. A /note qualifier field appears and you may type or paste text into it. To change the /note to another type of qualifier, click on the text /note. A menu appears containing several qualifiers. Select a new qualifier type, or click All to see a complete list of available qualifiers. | |
To delete a selected qualifier field | Right-click on the feature and choose Delete Note; or select the feature and choose Features > Delete Qualifier Field. Translations that have not been updated after a modification has been made appear in red. | |
To rename a feature | Right-click on the feature and choose Rename Feature or Edit Feature Description; or select the feature and choose Features > Rename Feature or Features > Edit Feature Description. The following conventions apply to feature names: a) Using the punctuation symbols left parenthesis, left square bracket, semi-colon or slash in the name will cause the feature name to be truncated just before the symbol, even if more text follows. b) If the feature description is ≤ 40 characters in length, the entire description is accepted, including spaces. c) If the feature description is ≥ 41 characters and does not contain spaces, the entire description is accepted. d) If the feature description is ≥ 41 characters and contains spaces, the entire description will be truncated just to the left of the first space. | |
To permanently remove a feature | Right-click on the feature and choose Delete Feature, or select the feature and choose Features > Delete Feature. If you only want to hide the feature from view, turn display of that feature ‘off’ instead. | |
To add a /translation qualifier to the feature | Right-click on the feature and choose New Translation or select the feature and choose Features > New Translation. SeqBuilder Pro automatically calculates the translated protein sequence for the selected feature. A /translation qualifier appears in the feature in the Features view. If you later use the direction tool ( |
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To automatically update the translation | Right-click on the feature and choose Update Feature’s Translation. Translations should be updated if you have used Features> Join to Feature, or if you have modified a segment within a feature. To update all translations, use Features > Update All Translations. |
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