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# Dot potentially missing bases OCCURRENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES WARNINGS BUGS ## OCCURRENCE
### ARB_EDIT4/Edit/Dot potentially missing bases
## DESCRIPTION
### This function changes all gaps ('-') where bases are possibly missing into dots ('.'). ### It applies to all (or all marked) sequences of one group. The cursor has to be placed on the consensus of the group. ### In columns where the group consensus shows an uppercase base, all gaps get replaced by dots. ### Additionally an SAI can be used to restrict the affected columns: Select the wanted SAI Edit characters that shall be used to select a column. ### Click on the 'Consensus' button to change the way how the consensus is calculated (see also '´Consensus definition´')
## NOTES
### None
## EXAMPLES
### None
## WARNINGS
### None
## BUGS
### No bugs known