An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.

An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.

Several methods for ultra high-throughput DNA sequencing are currently under investigation. Many of these methods yield very short blocks of sequence information (reads). Here we report on an analysis showing the level of genome sequencing possible as a function of read length. It is shown that re-s...

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Main Authors: Whiteford, N., Haslam, N., Weber, G., Prügel-Bennett, A., Essex, J.W., Roach, P.L., Bradley, M., Neylon, Cameron
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2005
Subjects:
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
Feasibility Studies
Genome, Bacterial
Genome, Human
Genome, Viral
Genomics
Humans
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81475
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Summary:Several methods for ultra high-throughput DNA sequencing are currently under investigation. Many of these methods yield very short blocks of sequence information (reads). Here we report on an analysis showing the level of genome sequencing possible as a function of read length. It is shown that re-sequencing and de novo sequencing of the majority of a bacterial genome is possible with read lengths of 20-30 nt, and that reads of 50 nt can provide reconstructed contigs (a contiguous fragment of sequence data) of 1000 nt and greater that cover 80% of human chromosome 1.

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