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Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Circos is a Perl-based software for genome structure visualization but lacks direct integration with R.
  • Existing R packages like ggbio increase complexity and reduce flexibility for genomic data visualization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an R package for creating Circos 2D track plots.
  • To enhance integration of Circos visualization within R environments.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented RCircos using only base R packages.
  • Designed functions accepting data frames for various plot types.

Main Results:

  • RCircos supports diverse Circos 2D data track plots (scatter, line, heatmap, etc.).
  • All plot functions utilize data frames, facilitating integration with R data processing pipelines.

Conclusions:

  • RCircos offers a simple, flexible method for generating Circos 2D plots in R.
  • The package seamlessly integrates into R pipelines for large-scale genomic data presentation.