Quick next generation sequencing (NGS) terms definition
fragment size: the Illumina WGS protocol generates paired-end reads from both en...significantly from this distribution, it signals for a potential copy number variation (CNV)....2536 days ago
Phylogenetic & Molecular Genetics Terms and Definitions
...-- Term used to describe numbers of taxa, or variation in morphology. evolu...taxon die, the group is said to be extinct. genetic marker -- A DNA sequence that...hanges in character states is the best. phylogenetics -- Field of biology that deals...2476 days ago
List of visualization tools for genome alignments
...and easy visualization of putative single nucleotide and structural variation http://lookseq.sourceforge...ewer Visualization of short read alignment, identification of genetic variation and association with annotati...2298 days ago
Bioinformatics tools to detect horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in genomes
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the “non-sexual movement of genetic material between two organisms” , is relatively common in prok...must not experience strong negative selection, despite potential for genetic i...864 days ago