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update documentation for scanpy.pl.rank_genes_group

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Description

A description of the "key" argument is missing from the documentation for the rank_genes_groups plotting function located at https://scanpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/scanpy.pl.rank_genes_groups.html#scanpy.pl.rank_genes_groups. Without this, it's unclear how to plot the results of an alternative differential expression analysis (which is not stored in uns.rank_genes_groups). Would be great to update the documentation to include it.

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Start with the scanpy.pl.rank_genes_group API documentation at the linked page and inspect the existing argument descriptions. Document how the key argument supports plotting results from an alternative differential expression analysis rather than only uns.rank_genes_group; the page should clearly explain that usage when done.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
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Under an hour
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Clearly specified
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