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Ion Torrent vs 454, Illumina and Pacbio reads

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4.8 years ago

gustavojorge080 ▴ 10

Which of the following formats is most similar to Ion Torrent readings?

454 IIlumina PacBio

Any answer will be welcome!

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Have you looked up the technologies behind these sequencers? A quick WikiPedia search should produce results.

Watch this for an intro to all things NGS:

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2019-07-06

454 (now defunct) is the most similar technology to Ion Torrent, though there are important differences - an interesting source is Beyond Generations: My Vocabulary for Sequencing Tech - even though it doesn't discuss in detail how the different technologies are related. Some sources (e.g. All in the Chip: Ion Torrent Sequencers) state 454 and Ion Torrent share the same inventor, which would explain their similarity.