Hi,
I am new to NGS analysis. I have RNAseq samples generated from Illumina platform. When the samples loaded onto FastQC , I noticed that there is high percentage Sequence Duplication level (> 70%) for all samples but the per base sequence quality for all samples are really good. How should I approach with these data? Is this normal for Illumina samples? Any guidance would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
1 answer
For RNA Seq, it is normal to see a high percentage of sequence duplication level. That is because the inherit nature of the RNA Sequencing is to count the depth of coverage of each gene. If you have a high coverage gene, it is likely you will encounter duplication.
As for exome sequencing, you would prefer a uniform coverage, therefore duplication might be a problem
Edit: Actually someone else has asked a similar question before High Duplication Rate of Mapped In RNA-seq
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