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pre-processing reads and non-model BQSR

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Hi! I’m trying to plan my GATK pipeline and have a few questions. We currently have an assembled genome for a non-model avian species and would like to align the reads from the single individual to the genome and subsequently mine SNPs. Our end game is to design a Fluidigm SNP chip. Since we are only working with the data from a single individual, I am trying to figure out how to best minimize false positive SNP calls.

1) Prior to beginning mapping with BWA, is any pre-processing of the reads recommended? The tutorials say to use raw reads… do we not even need to remove adaptors?

2) Does GATK have any specific recommendations for non-model BQSR (i.e., when no reference set of high-quality SNPs is available)? I’ve found a couple references to this process (http://gatkforums.broadinstitute.org/discussion/3286/quality-score-recalibration-for-non-model-organisms, https://gist.github.com/brantfaircloth/4315737). One user indicated they were using SNPs with quality scores greater than 30 as their reference SNPs for BQSR, another 90. Does GATK have any other thoughts, or is this largely a judgment call?


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