# Dotplot for merged group of genes

**URL:** <https://discourse.scverse.org/t/dotplot-for-merged-group-of-genes/1215>\
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**Created:** [March 10, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.scverse.org/t/dotplot-for-merged-group-of-genes/1215 "2023-03-10T18:17:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.scverse.org/t/dotplot-for-merged-group-of-genes/1215/1 "2023-03-10T18:17:24Z")

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Hello,

I was wondering how I could make a dot plot where instead of showing single genes on the x axis, I could show groups of merged genes (i.e. markers for a cell type merged as 1 list) as individual x ticks, and their average expression in each cluster?  
Something like in this diagram:

 ![IMG_8599](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/forum11/original/1X/db55d7f24d658cb83111dcca987dc66474909387.jpeg) Thanks!