# Reorder dendrogram/heatmap for pl.rank\_genes\_groups\_heatmap

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**Created:** [June 22, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.scverse.org/t/reorder-dendrogram-heatmap-for-pl-rank-genes-groups-heatmap/1543 "2023-06-22T13:06:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.scverse.org/t/reorder-dendrogram-heatmap-for-pl-rank-genes-groups-heatmap/1543/1 "2023-06-22T13:06:53Z")

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Hi all,

For aesthetic purposes, I want to flip some arms of the initial dendrogram (sc.tl.dendrogram) used for sc.pl.rank\_genes\_groups\_heatmap and reorder some of the clusters.

There are no parameters in either sc.tl.dendrogram or sc.pl.rank\_genes\_groups\_heatmap which allow me to reorder or flip the dendrogram or the heatmap.  
Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can go about doing this?

Any ideas appreciated!  
Many thanks