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samtools sort

Hello,

I want to sort my BAM files to give as input for featureCounts, but i am not sure whether to sort it by name or postion. which format will be appropriate.

samtools rna-seq

1 answer

featureCounts will sort paired-end data as it needs it internally, you don't strictly need to do it upfront. If you want then by name.

so, should i just submit the unsorted BAM files to featureCounts?

yes, that's what I am saying

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