Headers
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Headers are included in outputs for the samtools coverage command and blast results. Header definitions are as follows:
samtools coverage headers
| Column header | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rname | Locus name |
| numreads | Number reads aligned to the region (after filtering) |
| covbases | Number of covered bases with depth >= 10 |
| coverage | Percentage of covered bases [0..100] |
| meandepth | Mean depth of coverage |
| meanbaseq | Mean baseQ in covered region |
| meanmapq | Mean mapQ of selected reads |
BLASTn output headers
| Column header | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qseqid | Query sequence id |
| sseqid | Subject (matched allele) id |
| pident | Percentage of identical matches |
| length | Alignment length (sequence overlap) |
| mismatch | Number of mismatches |
| gapopen | Mumber of gap openings |
| qstart | Start of alignment in query |
| qend | End of alignment in query |
| sstart | Start of alignment in subject |
| send | End of alignment in subject |
| evalue | Expect value |
| bitscore | Bit score |
| qlen | Query sequence length |
| slen | Subject sequence length |