Question

What is the purpose of paired-end reads?

		To span gaps and orient sequence contigs into larger units
		To increase the coverage of the genome sequence
		To prevent RNA from contaminating the DNA sequencing reaction
		To create gaps in the contigs that allow for the creation and orientation of scaffolds

Answer 1

Paired end reads means the two ends of the same DNA is sequenced together.

The purpose of the paired end reads from the above given options are :

To increase the coverage of the genome sequence.