Mapping table
When several reference sequences are used or you are performing de novo assembly with the reads mapped back to the contig sequences, all your mapping data will be accessible from a table (
). It means that all the individual mappings are treated as one single file to be saved in the Navigation Area as a table.
An example of a mapping table for a de novo assembly is shown in figure 25.20.
Figure 25.20: The mapping table.
The information included in the table is:
- Name. When mapping reads to a reference, this will be the name of the reference sequence.
- Consensus length. The length of the consensus sequence. Subtracting this from the length of the reference will indicate how much of the reference that has not been covered by reads.
- Total read count. The number of reads. Reads with multiple hits on different reference sequences are placed according to your input for Non-specific matches
- Average coverage. This is simply summing up the bases of the aligned part of all the reads divided by the length of the reference sequence.
- Reference sequence. The name of the reference sequence.
- Reference length. The length of the reference sequence.
An example of a contig table produced by mapping reads to a reference is shown in figure 25.21. The read mappings use information from the reference sequences that were used as input.
Figure 25.21: The contig table.
In addition to the information found in the de novo table, the mapping table also provides information about name, common name and Latin name of each reference sequence.
At the bottom of the table there are three buttons that can be used to open or extract sequences. Select the relevant rows (press Ctrl + A - 
+A on Mac - to select all) before clicking on the buttons:
- Open Mapping. Opens the read mapping for visual inspection. You can also open one mapping simply by double-clicking in the table.
- Extract Consensus/Contigs. For de novo assembly results, the contig sequences will be extracted. For results when mapping against a reference, the Extract Consensus tool will be used (see Extract consensus sequence).
- Extract Subset. Creates a new mapping table with the mappings that you have selected.
You can copy the textual information from the table by selecting in the table and click Copy (
). This can then be pasted into e.g. Excel. You can also export the table in Excel format.