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Main topics: ARB: a Short Introduction Glossary What are Genes ? | Related topics: Search Database for Genes
# What are Marked Genes ? DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES WARNINGS BUGS ## DESCRIPTION
### All genes have a flag which can be set to FALSE or TRUE. All genes with the flag set to TRUE are called marked species. Normally this flag is used to specify a subgroup of genes and then perform some actions on these genes.
## NOTES
### None
## EXAMPLES
### Mark one known gene: Search for the Gene: <ARB_NT/Genes/Search> Select the gene Mark it ### Mark a list of genes: Search for the gene: <ARB_NT/Genes/search> Press <Mark Listed/Unmark Rest>
## WARNINGS
### Be careful: The marked genes can be spread over several organisms w/o showing this in the ARB_GENEMAP window.
## BUGS
### No bugs known