Heatmap
Genome Expression Heatmap
Dark theme heatmap showing gene expression levels
Output
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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