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Tag Archives: transcriptome
N50 for transcriptome assemblies
This is the sixth in a series of posts where we explain the N50 (Nx) metric, discuss the problems surrounding it, give solutions to those problems, and suggest an alternative N50 metric for transcriptome assemblies. Transcriptome assemblies are inherently different … Continue reading
Posted in genomics
Tagged assembly, BUSCO, ExN50, rnaQUAST, transcriptome, transrate, Trinity
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Mapping genomes and navigating behavior for wildlife conservation
Virginia Aida wrote this post as a final project for Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is currently evaluating a potential pharmacotherapy in traumatic brain injury and anticipates graduating with her MS in summer 2017. Although she … Continue reading
Posted in adaptation, association genetics, bioinformatics, blogging, conservation, domestication, evolution, natural history
Tagged behavior, conservation, QTLs, Reintroduction, scicomm, transcriptome, zoos
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