Are nested axes possible?

I am trying to generate a figure of some genomic data. Basically, I want to show how many times a certain event happens within each one megabase window of each chromosome. The X axis is the chromosomal position (unit is megabases) and the Y axis is chromosome number (1-19, X, Y, M in mouse). For each chromosome, I want a subplot on which I will draw a bar graph. So basically, there will be 22 subplots, each with their own axes, and also X and Y axes for the entire figure.

I know how to do subplots, I just don't know how to get the overall figure axes. Can anyone help?

I will try to sketch out below with some ascii art what I want in case this description isn't clear.

   > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>> >>>> >
1 |--------------------------------------
   > >>>> >> >>>>>>> >>>>>
2 |--------------------------------------
   >
. |
   >>>>> >> > > >>> >>>> >>
19 |--------------------------------------
   > >>>>>> > >>> > > >>
X |--------------------------------------
   >> >>> >>>>>
Y |--------------------------------------
   > >> >>>>> >>>>>
M |--------------------------------------

···

    --------------------------------------
    0 50 100 150 200
                    Megabases

Thanks!

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John Didion
Computational Biology, PhD Student
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena Lab
UNC Chapel Hill

I am trying to generate a figure of some genomic data. Basically, I want to show how many times a certain event happens within each one megabase window of each chromosome. The X axis is the chromosomal position (unit is megabases) and the Y axis is chromosome number (1-19, X, Y, M in mouse). For each chromosome, I want a subplot on which I will draw a bar graph. So basically, there will be 22 subplots, each with their own axes, and also X and Y axes for the entire figure.

I know how to do subplots, I just don’t know how to get the overall figure axes. Can anyone help?

I will try to sketch out below with some ascii art what I want in case this description isn’t clear.

1 |--------------------------------------

>>>>>>>     >>>>>

2 |--------------------------------------

. |

19 |--------------------------------------

X |--------------------------------------

 >>>             >>>>>

Y |--------------------------------------

 >>>>>          >>>>>

M |--------------------------------------

--------------------------------------

0        50      100      150      200

                Megabases

Thanks!

Spines should do what you are seeking after. Check the example:

http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/pylab_examples/spine_placement_demo.html#pylab-examples-spine-placement-demo

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On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 2:30 PM, John Didion <jdidion@…83…302…> wrote:

John Didion

Computational Biology, PhD Student

Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena Lab

UNC Chapel Hill


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