bwa
Burrows-Wheeler sequence aligner
BWA is a software package for mapping low-divergent sequences against a large reference genome, such as the human genome. It consists of three algorithms: BWA-backtrack, BWA-SW and BWA-MEM. The first algorithm is designed for Illumina sequence reads up to 100bp, while the rest two for longer sequences ranged from 70bp to 1Mbp. BWA-MEM and BWA-SW share similar features such as long-read support and split alignment, but BWA-MEM, which is the latest, is generally recommended for high-quality queries as it is faster and more accurate. BWA-MEM also has better performance than BWA-backtrack for 70-100bp Illumina reads.
- Versions: 0.7.18
- Website: https://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/
- Licenses: GPL 3+
- Package source: gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
- Builds: See build status
- Issues: See known issues
Installation
Install the latest version of bwa as follows:
guix install bwa
Or install a particular version:
guix install bwa@0.7.18
You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.
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