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Describe what a scaffold is and what role it plays in sequencing. (In biotechnology terms)

Describe what a scaffold is and what role it plays in sequencing. (In biotechnology terms)

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Scaffold wrt sequencing is the genome sequence defined by more than one contig. Contigs are short stretches of bases confirmed by sequencing. Few contigs put together define a scaffold. If the target stretch is sequenced in one read, then it is defined by only one scaffold.

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