Figure 3

Evaluation novelty of an orchid cultivar by using PAPA software. A. After uploading data into the software, the query AFLP fingerprint profile for the cultivar "unknown" is shown, together with other profiles in the database "orchidb1", as a string of letters representing fragments of different relative intensities. Different colors were used for different relative intensities to enhance visual effects. Size bar on top enables easy sizing of DNA fragments. Five columns on the left contain information on score, percentage, sample ID, start size and ending size for a profile. Click to select the "unknown" profile (as indicated by the arrow) to compare with other profiles in the database. B: After database search, profiles are rearranged in the order of their score and percentage against the query profile.