sequencingfinished

sequencingfinished is a term used in bioinformatics and molecular biology to indicate that a DNA or RNA sequencing experiment has been successfully completed and the resulting data is ready for analysis. This signifies the end of the physical process of generating sequence reads, which are short fragments of the genetic material. Once sequencing is finished, the raw data, typically in formats like FASTQ, can be processed through various bioinformatics pipelines. These pipelines often involve quality control checks, read trimming, alignment to a reference genome, and variant calling or assembly of new genomes. The completion of sequencing is a crucial milestone, enabling researchers to investigate genetic variations, gene expression levels, and the overall structure of an organism's genome. The term is straightforward and generally understood within the scientific community to denote the output stage of a sequencing project.