WebChrom Search Help


WebChrom is a web based graphical display to browse the chromosome for markers and contigs of FPC database. WebChrom Search is a part of WebChrom and is designed to allow you to search by marker name, by marker remarks or by multiple combinations of the two to view the distribution.

Quick Overview:
  • Step 1) Enter the marker name and/or remark into the top two boxes.
  • Step 2) Press the "Add it" button.
  • Step 3) Press the "Search (match All conditions)" button on bottom.
Note: If a carriage return is entered after typing a name or remark, the search is automatically executed (i.e. as if you performed Step 1 and Step 2).

Note: if you enter both a name and remark, the software will search for any marker with that name and remark. You can also enter just a remark or just a name.

More Detailed Searching Rules:

Specifying Marker Name or Remark: For either marker name or remark, you can type a substring. The rules are as follows:
  • An asterick at the beginning of a substring matches everything that ends with the substring.
    For example, *123 will match Locus123, STS123, etc.
  • An asterick at the end of substring matches everything that starts with the substring.
    For example, Locus* will match Locus123, Locus456, etc.
  • A blank or asterick matches all names or remarks.
More Complex Searches:
  • You can create more complex searches by populating the search condition box with more than one marker name and remark to search on. That is, execute Step 1 and Step 2 any number of times before executing the search. Each combination of Name/Remark will be entered as one line in the scrollable box.
  • If your have multiple items in scrollable box, the bottom button titled "Search (match ALL conditions above)" will only display markers that match every single search line.
  • If your have multiple items in scrollable box, the bottom button titled "Search (match ANY conditions above)" will display all markers that match any single search condition line.