Module 10

Biological measurements

Plotting real biological data.

Visualizing biology

You can plot biological measurements: gene expression, GC content, sequence lengths. Visualization helps you see patterns.

Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
genes = ["Tv01", "Tv02", "Tv03"]
lengths = [499, 300, 550]
plt.bar(genes, lengths)
plt.title("Sequence lengths")
plt.savefig("lengths.png")
print("Bar chart saved")
Bar chart saved
Your task

Biological plot

  • Create a bar chart of sequence lengths.