genome-assembly
Genome assembly is the computational process of reconstructing complete plant DNA sequences by combining and aligning short DNA fragments produced by modern sequencing technologies. In plant science, this technique is essential for identifying genes controlling agriculturally important traits such as crop yield, disease resistance, and stress adaptation, thereby enabling more efficient plant breeding and crop improvement.
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PAQman is a tool that helps researchers evaluate whether genome sequences are accurate and complete, without needing an existing reference sequence to compare against. It combines seven quality checks into one streamlined framework.
Tool measures 7 reference-free quality features: Contiguity, Gene content, Completeness, Accuracy, Correctness, Coverage, and Telomerality
Integrates multiple commonly used assessment programs alongside custom scripts in a unified framework
Requires only query genome assembly and underlying long-read sequencing data as inputs