scaffold and contig

chengeng · 12-17-2009, 01:09 AM

Hi all,
Does somebody know what's scaffold and the differences between scaffold and contigs? Thank you very much.

Geng Chen

spenthil · 12-17-2009, 09:34 AM

A contig is a contiguous length of genomic sequence.
A scaffold is composed of contigs and gaps. Gap length can be guessed by incorporating information from paired ends or mate pairs (difference between the two).

chengeng · 12-17-2009, 04:16 PM

Thank you very much. I understand it now.

m.shane · 07-23-2010, 01:32 AM

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Scaffold

12-17-2009, 01:09 AM	#1
chengeng Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: china Posts: 14	scaffold and contig Hi all, Does somebody know what's scaffold and the differences between scaffold and contigs? Thank you very much. Geng Chen

12-17-2009, 09:34 AM	#2
spenthil Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 41	A contig is a contiguous length of genomic sequence. A scaffold is composed of contigs and gaps. Gap length can be guessed by incorporating information from paired ends or mate pairs (difference between the two). __________________ -- Senthil Palanisami

12-17-2009, 04:16 PM	#3
chengeng Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: china Posts: 14	Thank you very much. I understand it now.

07-23-2010, 01:32 AM	#4
m.shane Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: texas Posts: 1	This has been very helpful. I'd recommend the site to my Dad. he's into this kind of biz. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. More power to you and to your site! Scaffold