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  • greigite
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 145
    #1

    read length distributions?

    Hi,
    I'm looking for information on the typical distribution of read lengths and error rates in an Illumina run, assuming a target length of 76 bp. Could anyone point me to some tabular data on this (not just a figure in a paper)? We are trying to create a simple simulation model to test assembly of a mixed community using different read lengths and need to know these parameters.
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  • PeterGoe
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 1
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    Originally posted by greigite View Post
    Hi,
    I'm looking for information on the typical distribution of read lengths and error rates in an Illumina run, assuming a target length of 76 bp. Could anyone point me to some tabular data on this (not just a figure in a paper)? We are trying to create a simple simulation model to test assembly of a mixed community using different read lengths and need to know these parameters.
    I would also be interested in any information on average error rates (per cycle) within a 75 bp, paired end PhiX run, as this would be very helpful in building a simple error model for a metagenomic read simulation.

    Cheers.

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