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Picard

Definition
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Picard is a set of Java command-line tools for manipulating high-throughput sequencing data and common genomics file formats (for example SAM, BAM, CRAM, and VCF).

Topics
Sequencing Data Analysis Bioinformatics
URL
https://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/
Related
Binary Alignment/Map (BAM) Duplicate marking Duplicate read

Why it matters in GWAS

Pipeline descriptions often cite Picard for duplicate marking, alignment summary metrics, and insert-size or GC-bias diagnostics that drive sample exclusion and interpretation of sequencing-based GWAS.

Example usage

"Alignment summary metrics and duplicate marking were computed with Picard."

Binary Alignment/Map (BAM) Duplicate marking Duplicate read Genome Analysis Toolkit (GATK) Optical duplicate PCR duplicate Sequence Alignment/Map (SAM)
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References

  • Broad Institute. Picard Command Line Tools. https://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/
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