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Two low coverage bird genomes and a comparison of reference-guided versus de novo genome assemblies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Card Daren C, Schield Drew R, Reyes-Velasco Jacobo, Fujita Matthew K, Andrew Audra L, Oyler-McCance Sara J, Fike Jennifer A, Tomback Diana F, Ruggiero Robert P, Castoe Todd A
Abstract excerpt
As a greater number and diversity of high-quality vertebrate reference genomes become available, it is increasingly feasible to use these references to guide new draft assemblies for related species. Reference-guided assembly approaches may substantially increase the contiguity and completeness of a new genome using only low levels of genome coverage that might otherwise be insufficient for de novo genome...
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