[mira_talk] Re: palindromes

  • From: Peter <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mira_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:52:33 +0000

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Marshall Hampton wrote:
>
> I'm seeing a lot of funny contigs, most of which have "rep" names,
> that seem to be large palindromes or near-palindromes.  Is it possible
> that these are mis-assembled?  I am imagining that perhaps if there is
> a real, but shorter, palindromic piece that it could serve as a bridge
> to create a longer, mostly false palindromic contig.  I am wondering
> if that scenario makes any sense.
>
> -M. Hampton

This is a FAQ: The "rep" in the contig name is short for "repeat", MIRA
is trying to be helpful.

Peter

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