Manhattan plot
Introduction
Manhattan plot is a type of scatter plot, generally used to display many data points with non-zero amplitudes and bigger amplitudes. Often used in GWAS results to display important SNPs. Every point in the figure represents a SNP, Y axis is -log10(p), X axis is chromosomes. Points without larger -log10(P) (smaller p) have stronger relationship with phenotypes or diseases. Generally, the p threshold is 10^-6 or 10^-8.
Input data instructions
The first column is SNP names; the second column is chromosomes (without chr); the third column is locations; and the fourth column is p values. Plotted by CMplot.
Examples from papers:
Genome wide association studies for yield and its component traits under terminal heat stress in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) Fig3
1) How to plot?
1, Prepare data
2, Open with excel, and change into the same format as the example
3, Copy and paste data into the input frame
4, Select parameters
5, Submit and download figure files
2) Why NO figure generated?
Script need strigent input format, please read the instructions and examples carefully.
3) How to cite?
2000+ papers in (Google Scholar)
Tang D, Chen M, Huang X, Zhang G, Zeng L, Zhang G, Wu S, Wang Y. SRplot: A free online platform for data visualization and graphing. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 9;18(11):e0294236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294236. PMID: 37943830.
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