Heatmap

Genome Expression Heatmap

Dark theme heatmap showing gene expression levels

Output
Genome Expression Heatmap
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
from matplotlib.patches import FancyBboxPatch

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 10), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')

np.random.seed(42)
genes = [f'Gene_{i+1}' for i in range(15)]
samples = [f'S{i+1}' for i in range(8)]
data = np.random.randn(len(genes), len(samples))

colors = ['#3b82f6', '#1e3a8a', '#1e293b', '#065f46', '#22c55e']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('gene', colors, N=256)

cell_w, cell_h = 0.88, 0.6
for i in range(len(genes)):
    for j in range(len(samples)):
        val = data[i, j]
        rect = FancyBboxPatch((j - cell_w/2, i - cell_h/2), cell_w, cell_h,
                               boxstyle="round,pad=0.02,rounding_size=0.08",
                               facecolor=cmap((val+3)/6), edgecolor='#e2e8f0', linewidth=1)
        ax.add_patch(rect)

ax.set_xlim(-0.5, len(samples)-0.5)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, len(genes)-0.5)
ax.set_aspect('equal')
ax.invert_yaxis()
ax.set_xticks(range(len(samples)))
ax.set_yticks(range(len(genes)))
ax.set_xticklabels(samples, color='#64748b', fontsize=10, fontweight='500')
ax.set_yticklabels(genes, color='#1e293b', fontsize=9, fontweight='500')

sm = plt.cm.ScalarMappable(cmap=cmap, norm=plt.Normalize(-3, 3))
cbar = plt.colorbar(sm, ax=ax, shrink=0.8, pad=0.02)
cbar.set_label('Expression (z-score)', color='#1e293b', fontsize=11)
cbar.outline.set_edgecolor('#e2e8f0')
plt.setp(plt.getp(cbar.ax.axes, 'yticklabels'), color='#64748b')

for spine in ax.spines.values(): spine.set_visible(False)
ax.tick_params(length=0)
ax.set_title('Gene Expression Heatmap', fontsize=18, color='#1e293b', fontweight='bold', pad=20)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Heatmaps & Density

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