Genomic analyses may often be dependent on a reference genome assembly for a focal species. Reference genomes can be used to detect variant sites within or between populations with greater confidence than similar de novo approaches. As such, a first step in many population genomics projects will be sequencing and assembling a reference genome for the species of interest if no such resources yet exist.
This one day workshop is designed to show you how to assemble a genome through hands-on analysis of Nanopore long reads and Illumina short reads, and highlight key considerations for the various steps in the workflow.
Prerequisites
All pre-requisites are taken care of if you are using this lesson at the Otago Bioinformatics Spring School 2022.