Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 6.0 was a relational database management system with the ability to implement object-oriented programming, and to present data in any number of graphical formats, including standard text and line graphics, pictorial and photograph, pie charts, time series, line and bar charts, and the like.
[0219]
At a later time, in an embodiment, the user can compare the DNA sequences in question. By comparing the genetic sequences, it is possible to assess which of the genetic sequences in the reference sample (e.g., “Buhawi” sample) corresponds to the DNA sequences present in the individual sample (e.g., “seeds” sample) and which do not. The reference sample, from which the DNA sequences were obtained, could be from another member of the same species, or from another species altogether. In an embodiment, the reference sample could have been previously purified from the individual or individual(s) from which the seed or seed(s) sample was obtained. In this way, the reference sample may be purer than the DNA sequences obtained from the seed or seed(s) sample.
[0220]
As stated above, the reference sample could be any sample of material having the same genetic background as the individual or individual(s) from which the seed or seed(s) sample was obtained. Alternatively, the reference sample may be from a different individual or individuals of the same species.
[0221]
In an embodiment, the user can select a reference sample (either as a whole or, in some embodiments, a portion of the reference sample) for comparison to the DNA sequences present in the seed or seed(s) sample. Alternatively, the reference sample could be a sample of material of the same genetic background (e.g., “Buhawi” sample) as the seed or seed(s) sample.
[0222]
To select the reference sample, the user can input a reference sample into the computer. The reference sample can be selected from a file or database of samples. As used herein, the term “database” means any collection of data that can be searched for and retrieved based on one or more search criteria. An example of a database is a collection of all samples used in an experiment or performed on a particular subject. By searching the database of samples, a sample can be found and selected for comparison to the seed or seed(s
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