Genetrix is operated through the main icon window, which provides access to all functions of the system. This is the first screen you see when you open Genetrix, and it is your base of operation for performing analyses.
The Input/Output portion of the main icon window contains the Import icon, as well as icons for interfacing with other formats and managing projects.
A Genetrix project is a complete collection of data related to an overall analysis. It is stored as a single file. The Project section provides icons for accessing, saving and viewing projects. If more than one project is open, open projects are listed and the currently active project is highlighted.
Show/hide Input/Output section
Columns in the center of the main icon window display two lists of Subsets, one for samples or genes and the other for features. You use the tabs at the tops of these columns to switch between samples and genes or between different types of features.
The subset list shows each named subset and the number of members in the subset. You use these columns to select the Active Subset for samples or features. When a subset is selected, any explanatory notes entered when it was created appear at the bottom of the column.
The icons displayed below the subset list are applicable to the list/tab currently displayed, and the icons will change as you select different tabs. Many functions are available for both feature data and sample data. The feature-related icons are green and the sample-related icons are yellow. This color coding also applies in all other windows in Genetrix.
The icons in the lower left portion of the screen relate to data preparation. These functions are usually used at the beginning of an analysis to prepare the imported data.
Show/hide Data Preparation section
To the right of the Subset columns is a Visualization section containing icons for the various functions you can use to create graphic displays of data distributions and correlations.
Show/hide Visualization column
Below the Visualization section is an Analysis section that includes icons for functions you can use to analyze and tabulate data relationships.
The High Dimensional column on the right side of the screen contains icons for clustering and classification as well as Meta-cluster and Principal Component functions.
Show/hide High Dimensional column
The status bar along the bottom of the window shows the currently selected Active Subsets and Selected Subsets for both features and samples. It also shows the currently selected feature platform. As you pause the mouse pointer on the screen, the far left end of the status bar shows definitions and screen tips.
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