diff --git a/docs/tutorials/004_compare_specificity.md b/docs/tutorials/004_compare_specificity.md index 8245884..6e46de7 100644 --- a/docs/tutorials/004_compare_specificity.md +++ b/docs/tutorials/004_compare_specificity.md @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@ # Tutorial: Compare Specificity +Tissue specificity can be combined with gene families to pick up genes with conserved expression between species but +also to detect genes within one species that sub- or neo-functionalized after duplication. Look at the examples below to +see how. + + ## Conserved Expression +Some low-abudant genes can cause false positives when looking for tissue/condition specificity. These adverse results can +be greatly reduced by looking for genes that are specific in a certain tissue in one species and have an ortholog +(or homolog) specifically for the corresponding tissue is another species. + +In this example *Arabidopsis thaliana* silique specific genes are matched with their orthologs expressed specifically in +Tomato (*Solanum lycopersicum*) fruis. This feature is available from the tools menu below the button +**Compare specificity**. The SPM (Specificity Metric) slider for tomato is adjusted to yield a similar number of hits +as in *Arabidopsis thaliana*. + +![Compare specificity](images/compare_specificity_entry.png "Compare specificity entry") + +In the resulting page orthogroups with a member expressed in one, the other or both selected conditions are shown in a +venn diagram, with a detailed list below. By hovering over a gene, the description can be observed. + +![Compare specificity](images/compare_specificity_result.png "Compare specificity result") + +Here, the first reported hit is AGL1 aka. SHATTERPROOF 1, a known fruit development gene, clearly illustrating the power of this +approach. + ## Sub- or Neofunctionalization \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/tutorials/images/compare_specificity_entry.png b/docs/tutorials/images/compare_specificity_entry.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..647017f Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/tutorials/images/compare_specificity_entry.png differ diff --git a/docs/tutorials/images/compare_specificity_result.png b/docs/tutorials/images/compare_specificity_result.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d33814 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/tutorials/images/compare_specificity_result.png differ