Loh Angeline M, Wiltshire Steven, Emery Jon, Carter Kim W, Palmer Lyle J
Laboratory for Genetic Epidemiology, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and UWA Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Bioinformatics. 2008 May 1;24(9):1210-1. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn091. Epub 2008 Mar 17.
Traditional two-dimensional (2D) software programs for drawing pedigrees are limited when dealing with extended pedigrees. In successive generations, the number of individuals grows exponentially, leading to an unworkable amount of space required in the horizontal direction for 2D displays. In addition, it is not always possible to place closely related individuals near each other due to the lack of space in 2Ds. To address these issues we have developed three-dimensional (3D) pedigree drawing techniques to enable clearer visualization of extended pedigrees. Currently no other methods are available for displaying extended pedigrees in 3Ds. We have made freely available a software tool--'Celestial3D'--that implements these novel techniques.
Freely available to non-commercial users.
用于绘制谱系的传统二维（2D）软件程序在处理扩展谱系时存在局限性。在连续几代中，个体数量呈指数增长，导致二维显示在水平方向上需要不可行的空间量。此外，由于二维空间不足，并不总是能够将亲缘关系密切的个体放置在一起。为了解决这些问题，我们开发了三维（3D）谱系绘制技术，以更清晰地可视化扩展谱系。目前没有其他方法可用于在三维中显示扩展谱系。我们免费提供了一个软件工具——“Celestial3D”——来实现这些新技术。
非商业用户可免费使用。
