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Assembly of Shotgun Sequencing Data

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Genetic Mapping and DNA Sequencing

Part of the book series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications ((IMA,volume 81))

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We present a simple algorithm for construction of the DNA sequence from a set of fragments generated in a shotgun sequencing project. The algorithm is based on rigorous detection of overlaps among fragments. We report assembly results of the algorithm on two genomic data sets.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 49931-1295, USA

    Xiaoqiu Huang

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  1. Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, Evans Hall 367, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3860, USA

    Terry Speed

  2. Department of Mathematics and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, 1042 W. 36th Place, DRB 155, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-1113, USA

    Michael S. Waterman

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Huang, X. (1996). Assembly of Shotgun Sequencing Data. In: Speed, T., Waterman, M.S. (eds) Genetic Mapping and DNA Sequencing. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 81. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0751-1_11

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