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How to check whether a genome is circular

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utkarsh.sood ▴ 40

Hello

I have a sequence generated by SMRT sequencing. It has only 1 contig. I want be sure that it is a complete genome and also check whether it is circular or not. How can I do so?

Thanks

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Take a look at this post and answer by lexnederbragt

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That information is a bit outdated by now. See my answer below.

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Ram · Answer 1 · 2015-11-23

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lexnederbragt ★ 1.3k

Have a look here. Another tool that I tried and that seems to be working is Circlator, but I haven't tested it extensively.

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