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Read

Definition
AI-generated

A read is a nucleotide sequence produced by a sequencing instrument from a DNA fragment.

Topics
Sequencing and omics tech
Related
Paired-End Sequencing Read Depth Short-Read Sequencing

Why it matters in GWAS

Read length, quality, and quantity influence mapping accuracy, coverage, and the reliability of variant calls used in association studies or reference panel construction.

Example usage

"A replication analysis checks whether assumptions tied to Read remain stable across cohorts."

Paired-End Sequencing Read Depth Short-Read Sequencing Variant Calling
Related-term network

Click any node to open that term page.

Node order. The current term is first. Next come every page linked from Related terms, in the same top-to-bottom order as that list. Then new terms appear in two-hop layers: for each of those direct neighbors (in that same order), their related terms are appended if not already listed. A third pass does the same for two-hop nodes. The walk stops when a fixed maximum number of nodes is reached.

References

  • Metzker ML. (2010). Sequencing technologies: the next generation. Nat Rev Genet.
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