Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Extended haplotype-phasing of long-read de novo genome assemblies using Hi-C

  • Zev N. Kronenberg,
  • Arang Rhie,
  • Sergey Koren,
  • Gregory T. Concepcion,
  • Paul Peluso,
  • Katherine M. Munson,
  • David Porubsky,
  • Kristen Kuhn,
  • Kathryn A. Mueller,
  • Wai Yee Low,
  • Stefan Hiendleder,
  • Olivier Fedrigo,
  • Ivan Liachko,
  • Richard J. Hall,
  • Adam M. Phillippy,
  • Evan E. Eichler,
  • John L. Williams,
  • Timothy P. L. Smith,
  • Erich D. Jarvis,
  • Shawn T. Sullivan,
  • Sarah B. Kingan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20536-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Methods to produce haplotype-resolved genome assemblies often rely on access to family trios. The authors present FALCON-Phase, a tool that combines ultra-long range Hi-C chromatin interaction data with a long read de novo assembly to extend haplotype phasing to the contig or scaffold level.