Syntenic path assembly

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Overview

The Syntenic Path Assembly is an option in SynMap to do a reference genome assembly of contigs using synteny to determine the order and orientation of the contigs. To use this option, select "Order contigs by best syntenic path" under the Display Options tab. When an assembly is generated, you may download the assembled sequence (contigs are joined using 100Ns).

This algorithm also works quite well in aligning a WGS assembly between distally related organisms. See below for examples.

Definitions


Selecting the Syntenic Path Assembly option in SynMap
running a syntenic path assembly in SynMap, there is an option to download the assembled sequence (contigs are joined using 100Ns).

E. coli


Tetraodon (puffer fish): Takifugu rubripes and Tetraodon nigroviridis


File:Screen shot 2011-02-18 at 1.52.19 PM.png|Syntenic dotplot using SynMap between two puffer fish, Takifugu rubripes (x-axis) and Tetraodon nigroviridis (y-axis). (Fugu is a WGS assembly.) Note: the background is colored black due to the number of contigs in the WGS assembly. Each contig/chromosome is visually separated from one another by a vertical or horizontal black line. Results may be regenerated at http://genomevolution.org/r/2k7b

File:Screen shot 2011-02-18 at 1.41.51 PM.png|Syntneic dotplot using SynMap between two puffer fish, Takifugu rubripes (x-axis) and Tetraodon nigroviridis (y-axis) using the Syntenic Path Assembly option. Fugu is a WGS assembly and fully syntenic converage to Tetraodon is detectable. Results may be regenerated at http://genomevolution.org/r/2k79 . Note: the background is colored black due to the number of contigs in the WGS assembly. Each contig/chromosome is visually separated from one another by a vertical or horizontal black line. </gallery>

Carnivora: Giant Panda (WGS Assembly) to Dog (reference genome)