Genome browser

One or more non-transitory computer-readable devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations comprising:

• obtaining, by a computing system, genomic data for a plurality of organisms;
• generating, by the computing system and based at least on the genomic data for the plurality of organisms, a browser plate component displaying a first graphical representation of the genomic data, the first graphical representation comprising a plurality of vertical parallel tracks that are arranged to show one or more features of the genomic data for different ones of the plurality of organisms, wherein the plurality of vertical parallel tracks includes a first track that shows a first particular feature of a first organism, a second track that shows the first particular feature of a second organism, and a third track that shows the first particular feature of a third organism;
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• upon an identification, by the computing system, that the first organism is designated as a reference organism, reconfiguring, by the computing system and in response to identifying that the first organism is designated as the reference organism, the browser plate component to display a second graphical representation of the plurality of tracks in the second graphical representation of the genomic data so that the first track that shows the first particular feature of the first organism is shown in a reference position of the graphical representation, the second and third tracks are shown in respective positions proximate to the reference position, and the first particular features of the second and third tracks are each shown relative to the first particular features of the first track, wherein reconfiguring the browser plate component comprises rearranging each vertical parallel track in accordance with a rank corresponding to a similarity score between each vertical parallel track and the first track.

A computer program product, stored on one or more non-transitory computer-readable devices, for analyzing and representing genome-related biological data, the program product including:

• a genotype tracks module configured to generate and output for display a graphical user interface comprising a browser plate component displaying one or more vertical parallel tracks showing features of genomic data for corresponding organisms;
• a similarity analyzer configured to determine similarities between corresponding portions of genetic sequences for a reference organism and two or more additional organisms;
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• a track arrangement module configured to reconfigure the display of the one or more vertical parallel tracks, wherein the track arrangement module reconfigures the display such that a first track corresponding to the reference organism is displayed in a reference position and the two or more additional organisms are displayed based on the determined similarities between the corresponding portions of genetic sequences for the reference organism and the two or more additional organisms, wherein the reconfiguring comprises rearranging each vertical parallel track in accordance with a rank corresponding to a similarity score between each vertical parallel track and the first track.