btp-module-velvet

Bioinformatics Training Platform (BTP) Module: Velvet for de novo assembly

• Topic
  • de novo genome assembly with Velvet
• Target Audience
  • Biologists
  • Non-bioinformaticians
  • Little to no programming expereience
• Prerequisites
  • None
• Key Learning Outcomes
  • Compile velvet with appropriate compile-time parameters set for a specific analysis
  • Be able to choose appropriate assembly parameters
  • Assemble a set of single-ended reads
  • Assemble a set of paired-end reads from a single insert-size library
  • Be able to visualise an assembly in AMOS Hawkeye
  • Understand the importance of using paired-end libraries in de novo genome assembly
• Time Required
  • 1 day

License

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