The consensus can be displayed in MSA Editor window or can be displayed as a separate sequence in a new Single Sequence editor window. You can use this sequence in a variety of ways - for example, to perform BLAST searches.
The consensus sequence is generated using the current settings on the Consensus tab of the Multiple Alignment Options dialog. Any spaces are ignored, resulting in a continuous sequence of the matching residues.
To display a consensus sequence in a separate window
- Click the Consensus toolbar button.
- In the Consensus dialog box, select the Create Consensus Sequence check box.
- Type a name for the sequence in the text box.
- Select OK to display the result windows.
To display a consensus sequence in the MSA Editor
- Click the Prefs button in the MSA Editor.
- Click on the Consensus tab
- The Show consensus line check box lets you display the consensus line. It will appear in the MSA Editor, Picture Display, and the Text Display tabs.
Related Topics.
Displaying multiple alignments
Multiple alignment text display
Pairwise alignment text display
Multiple alignment picture display
