View Gap Information

1. Select the Gaps tab to view information about gaps in the design.

Gaps occur when probes cannot be designed to a given portion of a targeted region. For small individual gaps, coverage can be reduced. For larger gaps, coverage can be eliminated.

Field

Description

Gap ID

A unique ID automatically assigned by DesignStudio.

Target Region

The target region that contains the probe.

Chr

The chromosome number.

Estimated Gap Start

The estimated base pair coordinate for the start position of the gap.

Estimated Gap Stop

The estimated base pair coordinate for the stop position of the gap.

Gap Length

The estimated length of the gap in base pairs (bp).