#       main topics:
UP      arb.hlp
UP      glossary.hlp
UP      pt_server.hlp

#       sub topics:
SUB     probe_param.hlp
SUB     probedesignresult.hlp

# format described in ../help.readme


TITLE		Probe Design

OCCURRENCE	ARB_NT/Probes/Design Probes


DESCRIPTION     Searches for potential probe target sites within the sequence
                entries of the selected 'PT_SERVER' database.

                First mark (a single or a group of) species (see LINK{mark.hlp})
                for which probe target sites should be designed.

                Configure the parameters (see LINK{probe_param.hlp})
                and press 'GO' to start the probe design.

NOTES		The 'PT_SERVER' database ('*.arb' and '*.arb.pt') stored in
		'$ARBHOME/lib/pts' is used for probe target searching
                (not the current database!).

		The 'PT_SERVER' database has to be up-to-date or result
                calculated by probe design will be inaccurate (see LINK{probe_param.hlp}).

EXAMPLES	None


WARNINGS	Take care that only and all species are marked for which a group
		specific probe has to be designed! If the displayed tree is used
		for species marking, consider that species belonging to the
		specificity group but not contained in this tree will remain
		unmarked and treated as non-targets.

		Consequently, useful target sites may be not detected.
		Similarly marked species not related to the target species and
		not contained in the displayed tree will be treated as targets.

BUGS		No bugs known