Three overlapping reads are generated from sequencing.(Note: All reads are in a 5′-to-3′ direction.)
Read 1: AAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGC
Read 2: CGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCA
Read 3: AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGA
What is the correct order of the sequence?
A) AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGAAAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCCGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCA
B) AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCA
C) AAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCCGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCAAGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGA
D) AAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCAGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGA
E) AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGAAAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGC

Question

Three overlapping reads are generated from sequencing.(Note: All reads are in a 5′-to-3′ direction.) 
Read 1: AAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGC
Read 2: CGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCA
Read 3: AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGA
What is the correct order of the sequence?
A)  AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGAAAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCCGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCA
B) AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCA
C) AAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCCGTAGCAGGCGATCGGCAAGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGA
D) AAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGCAGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGA
E) AGTCGCGGCTAGCTTAAGCGAAAGCGAAGTCACTACGTAGC

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct order is determined by aligning overlapping regions of the reads: Read 3 overlaps with Read 1, and Read 1 overlaps with Read 2, forming a continuous sequence.

Three Overlapping Reads Are Generated from Sequencing