This also includes:

• A2Amapper: ATAC, Assembly to Assembly Comparision tool:
  • Comparative mapping between two genome assemblies (same species), or between two different genomes (cross species).

• Sim4db:
  • Spliced alignment of cDNA and genomic sequences, from the same (sim4) or related (sim4cc) species. Optimized for high-throughput batched alignment.

• LEAFF:
  • LEAFF (ahem, Let's Extract Anything From Fasta) is a utility program for working with multi-fasta files. In addition to providing random access to the base level, it includes several analysis functions.

• Meryl:
  • An out-of-core k-mer counter. The amount of sequence that can be processed for any size k depends only on the amount of free disk space.

Address of the bookmark: https://help.rc.ufl.edu/doc/Kmer

In an upset plot, each row represents a category or set, and each column represents a data point. The length of the bar for each category indicates the number of data points that belong to that category. The plot also shows the intersections between categories, represented by overlapping bars.

Upset plots are useful for visualizing complex data with multiple categories and intersections, and can help identify patterns and relationships between categories. They are often used in fields such as bioinformatics, where they can be used to analyze gene expression data or to compare the results of different experimental conditions.

https://jokergoo.github.io/ComplexHeatmap-reference/book/upset-plot.html#example-with-the-genomic-regions

Address of the bookmark: https://jokergoo.github.io/ComplexHeatmap-reference/book/upset-plot.html#example-with-the-genomic-regions

Address of the bookmark: https://biokit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

1. sequenced and analyzed the genome of the invasive red fire ant Solenopsis invicta (PNAS 2011)

2. discovered that a fundamental social trait in this species (how many queens are accepted in the colony) is determined by variants of a social chromosome (Nature 2013).

3. described the gene expression changes that occur in a virgin queen when she is given the opportunity of replacing her mother (Mol Ecol 2010).

Homepage: http://yannick.poulet.org/

https://github.com/kakitone/MetaFinisherSC

https://github.com/kakitone/BIGMAC

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/kakitone/BIGMAC

• Importantly, this study found many large population groups from India in which individuals were more related to each other by descent. These groups are similar to the Finnish population group where many disease gene discoveries were made. The Finnish-equivalent Indian groups are going to be a great resource for disease gene discovery and they will aid in target identification, drug development and disease management. 

• This study has identified many genetic variants that are specific to Indian population groups that were previously not known. Some of these are common variants in the Indian groups, but when first identified by previous studies from India involving smaller sample size, they were thought to be disease causing (for example in diabetes) as they were not represented in the Eurocentric variant database. 

• Several variants that pre-dispose individuals to higher cancer risk were identified in this study. Once this part of the work is expanded, the data from this can be used to screen individuals to understand the disease risk and provide appropriate monitoring and proactive treatment. Similarly, variants linked to increase in adverse effect in individuals for certain drugs were found. Understanding this will allow doctors to provide alternate safer drugs to such patients.

More at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1793-z

https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/576/issues/7785

Deciphering Life at the Molecular Level DNA sequencing is the key that opens the door to invaluable knowledge. By understanding the genes that make up Chilean species, we unravel the secrets of their evolution, their resistance and their adaptation to the environment. In a world where biodiversity faces constant threats, sequencing becomes crucial for the conservation and understanding of our natural heritage.

Involving Everyone: A Nationwide Effort The 1000 Genomes Chile Project is not just a task for scientists. It is a country-wide effort that seeks the participation of everyone: from citizens to the government to the private sector. We believe in the importance of sharing knowledge, involving society in the selection of species to sequence, in monitoring progress and in applying the results to preserve our environment.

Address of the bookmark: https://1000genomas.cl/

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/rrwick/Unicycler

https://jgi.doe.gov/data-and-tools/meraculous/

https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1703/1703.09852.pdf

Address of the bookmark: https://sourceforge.net/projects/meraculous20/