Determining the sequence of RNA. This technique is used for discovery and quantification of mRNAs and ncRNAs.
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What is the purpose of Y-shaped adapters in Illumina sequencing?
Y adapters different sequences to be annealed to the 5' and 3' ends of each molecule in a library.
The arms of the Y are unique, and the middle part, connected to the DNA fragment, is complementary.
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Current state of direct RNA sequencing
I had a colleague ask me recently whether mRNAs could be sequenced directly. I found this Nature paper[1] published by Helicos in 2009, in which they describe their developments in the area. It's been ...
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Too few transcripts from transcriptome assembler Oases
I am trying to run Oases for transcriptome assembly. The result is far from expected, so I would like to ask whether I am running it in a right way? Thanks.
Here is my running command:
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