README.md

N50 Calculator v2.0

N50 Calculation and tools to simulate datasets and benchmark

Tools

• n50 calculate N50

• n50_simreads, to simulate reads based on the lengths desired

• n50_binner, to generate a summary of reads lengths from a FASTQ file to be used with n50_generate

• n50_generate uses the output of n50_binner to generate reads (using n50_simreads)

• gen, alternative generator

• benchmark notes

General requirements

• C compiler
• zlib, pthread libraries

Compiling

make all
make test

Author

Andrea Telatin, 2023

License

This program is open-source software released under the MIT License

Contributing

Contributions to improve the N50 Calculator are welcome. Please submit pull requests or open issues on the project's repository. Be kind and adhere to the Code of Conduct like the Contributor Covenant.