Hello,
I'm trying to determine whether FASTQ reads quality scores are encoded as phred64 or phred33. The naive method I came up with was to assume phred64 and then run through the entire FASTQ file and if any score is less than 64 then switch to phred33. However, I don't want to rely on this method in case I get high quality reads encoded in phred33.
Is there a better way to detect quality scores?
Thanks
I'm trying to determine whether FASTQ reads quality scores are encoded as phred64 or phred33. The naive method I came up with was to assume phred64 and then run through the entire FASTQ file and if any score is less than 64 then switch to phred33. However, I don't want to rely on this method in case I get high quality reads encoded in phred33.
Is there a better way to detect quality scores?
Thanks
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