I'm unsure of the difference between read mapping and contig realignment.
I've seen read mapping being described as putting reads together to form contigs, but have also seen it being described as putting reads together against a reference genome to form a draft genome. This second description is what I think contig (re)alignment describes.
Are they interchangeable?
Thank you!
I've seen read mapping being described as putting reads together to form contigs, but have also seen it being described as putting reads together against a reference genome to form a draft genome. This second description is what I think contig (re)alignment describes.
Are they interchangeable?
Thank you!
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