Chromosome Tab

Colour Coding

Names on the Chromosome tab have been color coded according to the source of the data. These colours can be changed, see Changing a Source Colour for more information.

The background colours also have meaning.

Green & White: the default colours used to assist in aligning the name with the data.
Yellow: New matches. The length of time is determined in Options > App Settings
Dark Pink: the match currently loaded into the Relative Detail tab
Purple: matches who have had Side, at least one MRCA, and a group name assigned. These matches are also in bold text.
Dusty Orange: the currently selected match.

Top Section

Across the top of the display, underneath the tab menu there are a number of items to help you filter your matches.

On the left hand side there is

A drop down menu that allows you to select which single chromosome at a time is displayed
A search box that can be used independently or in conjunction with the “Search Surnames” button.
If used by itself, enter either a full or partial name and press “Enter” on the keyboard. All relatives that match this search term for all profiles and on all chromosomes will be displayed. Press the “Esc” key to return to a full listing.
Entering a term into the Search box and pressing the “Search Surnames” button will return a list of all relatives with that name in the “Surnames” area on the Relative Details tab. Press the “Esc” key to return to a full listing

In the middle there are a range of tick boxes which each help determine what is or isn’t displayed.

“Maternal” and “Paternal” shows or hides matches who have been marked with M or P in the side column.
“Unknown” shows or hides matches who have the default ? in the side column.
“Hidden” shows or hides matches who have had the “Hide Segment” box ticked against one of more segments within the DNA Comparison tab. (see section 3.5)
“Hide Min cMs” and “Hide Max cMs” uses the settings from the Options > App Settings

On the right hand side we have

The “All Sources” is a drop down menu that allows the user to select any of the shown companies.
“Show Map Layers”, a drop down menu that works in conjunction with the Mini Chromosome Map bars shown at the top of the screen.

The main body of the Chromosome tab contains the main match data. Double clicking anywhere in the row containing the relative will take you to the Relative Detail section for that match.

Profile: the nickname that you entered in the profile section.
Relative: the name of the DNA match.
Side: the familial side the match is associated with.
There are five possible options available. M for Maternal, P for Paternal, B for Both sides, I for Identical by State, and ? for Unknown. This can be edited here or from within the Relative Detail tab (See also Setting the Side). The letters for Paternal (P) will be displayed in blue, while Maternal (M) will be displayed in red.
If you have activated False Positive regions, the sides will be displayed in a yellow toned text if the segment falls within a False Positive Region.
Group: your designation that has been associated with the match. This can be edited here or on the Relative Detail section
Chr: the chromosome for this segment. This comes in handy when a search has been performed.
Start: the start number of the base pair
End: the end number of the base pair
cMs: the length of the segment in centimorgans
Status: showing the current status of the match
Graphic: is a visual of the start and end positions of the base pairs. A right click will toggle this with the MRCA notes display.

Clicking on any of the header titles (e.g. Start, cMs, Status, etc.) will sort the data.

The underlining of Relative Names displayed, indicates an Ahnentafel is present in that relative’s record.

Right Click Menu

Right clicking anywhere in a row will provide a set of additional commands.

Open the Relative’s page: takes you to the match’s Relative Detail area. Performs the same action as double clicking on the relative.

Toggle Notes Display: will either display the graphic bars or MRCA Notes. If there are no MRCA Notes, the current Status for the relative will be displayed.
Show Possible Triangulations: shows matches that have been triangulated with the selected segment. The “Esc” key returns to the full display. See Triangulation and ICW in GMPro for additional information on Triangulation.
Show ICW DNA segments: shows matches that are “In Common With” the selected. An ICW may not show up in the list if it is already in the triangulation list. The “Esc” key returns to the full display. See Triangulation and ICW in GMPro for additional information on ICW.
Show Not ICW DNA segments: shows relatives that are not ICW with the selected segment, but still have overlapping segments. The “Esc” key returns to the full display.
Show Overlapping DNA segments: shows all the relatives that have overlapping segments with the selected person. The “Esc” key returns to the full display.
Show Segments with Relatives Unique to this Profile: shows only matches unique to the selected profile

Compare Ahnentafel Groups: Opens the Group Name comparison view. See Compare Ahnentafel Details for more information.
Compare Ahnentafel Surnames: Opens the Surnames comparison view. See Compare Ahnentafel Details for more information.
Compare Profile Groups: Opens the Group Name comparison view, but concentrating on just the profile person's group names. See Compare Ahnentafel Details for more information.

Mark shown DNA Segments: mark all currently displayed relatives with the same “Side” and “Group” as the selected relative. Be careful that this is really what you want to do.
Mark All Profiles that Triangulate With: marks all DNA segments in any profile that triangulates with the selected segment with the currently set group name
Mark All Profiles that Triangulate with Displayed Segment: sets the group name for profiles that triangulate with the displayed relative to the group name for that relative.
Use with Caution.
Mark All Unknown DNA Segments Triangulated With: marks all segments showing a “?” in Side with the Side and Group information associated with the segment of a selected relative for those who triangulate with the selected relative

Create Permanent Map Segment: creates a map segment on the Segment Map page for the group name of the selected match. Will include all segments with the same group name, even if they are not overlapping or adjacent to each other. Can potentially create a much larger segment than intended. See Adding Segments Manually for more information

Merge Selected Relatives: enables multiple relatives to be selected from this screen for merging within the Merge tab
Merge Relatives of Identical Names: Selects the person the right click was activated on, and takes them and any identical name matches to the Merge tab.
Merge Relatives of Identical Emails: Selects the person the right click was activated on, and takes them and any identical email matches to the Merge tab.

Copy Displayed Segments to Clipboard: copies the displayed segments to the computer clipboard for pasting to a desired location. Note: this copy can be more than what is being displayed.
Export Displayed Data to .CSV File: creates a CSV file of what is being displayed

Hide/Unhide DNA Segment: hides or unhides the relative segment that has been selected.
Delete DNA Segment: deletes the segment that has been selected. Use with caution!!!
Delete DNA Segments Currently Displayed: deletes the segments that have been displayed. Use with caution!!!
Delete Unknown Segments on this Chromosome: deletes all segments where side equals a “?”. Use with caution!!!

Mini Chromosome Map

At the top of the Chromosome Tab is a duplication of the Segment Map (if it has been populated) specific to the chromosome that has been selected. The same colors that were selected on the Segment Map are retained.

The graphic associated with the Base Pairs will take on the color that was set in the Segment Map.

This mini chromosome map can be used to filter overlapping matches if desired. Clicking on a segment in the mini chromosome map performs the same action as right clicking on a match name or segment in the main view and selecting "Show Overlapping DNA Segments"

On the right hand side of the view is the “Show Map Layers” drop down menu

Changing the value here allows you to see different generation levels of DNA source. The generation level is determined by the MRCA/s assigned to a segment; older generations cover newer generations, so it is possible to not see the mapped segment for someone closely related to you if older segments are completely covering it while viewing “All” layers. When viewing a numbered layer, only the segments known to belong to that generation are shown. The “Show Map Layers” only affects the Mini Chromosome Map and does not impact the match display.

Some examples - note the generation value next to “Show Map Layers” and how the visual changes.

All images here are for the same chromosome for the same profile, take note of how the view changes depending on the Map Layer, or Generation, being shown.

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