Advanced contig assembly
In shotgun DNA sequencing projects, a contig (from contiguous) is a set of overlapping DNA segments derived from a single genetic source. A contig in this sense can be used to deduce the original DNA sequence of the source.In CLC DNA Workbench and CLC Main Workbench, DNA sequence reads can be imported, trimmed and assembled from automated sequencing machines. A number of different file formats such as e.g. .SCF, .ABI, and PHD files are supported.
Some of the many advantages of CLC bio’s contig assembly framework are:
- Customized graphical display of trace data and quality scores
- Automatic annotation of reference sequences with known SNP's from the dbSNP database
- An integrated framework allows the use of sequence annotation (such as SNP information) to guide the interpretation of assembly results
- State-of-the-art assembly algorithms
- Automatic trimming of sequence reads based on quality scores, ambiguity characters and vector contamination
- Quick-keys for lightning fast manual inspection and editing of contigs
- Graphical illustration of read coverage for an easy overview of contig confidence
Click below to read more about Advanced Contig Assembly:
- Importing and viewing trace data
- Trimming of sequences
- Assemble without use of reference sequence
- Assemble to reference sequence
- View and edit contigs
Interested in assembly of 454, Illumina Genome Analyzer, or SOLiD data?
- Click here to get an overview of CLC Genomics Workbench























