gc-depth
gc-depth computes GC content versus sequencing depth across genomic windows and provides visualization capabilities. It helps researchers detect contamination, assess assembly quality, and analyze biases in sequencing data. Primarily used in bioinformatics pipelines for genome assembly and metagenomics projects.
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Overview
4 featuresgc-depth sits in PulseGate's Developer Tools category. It focuses on analyzing GC content bias and potential contamination in genome assemblies by correlating it with sequencing depth. gc-depth is an open-source project aimed at bioinformaticians and genomic researchers. gc-depth is open source under the MIT license. It ships for the command line.
dedee95 builds and maintains gc-depth, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 10 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 4 catalogued features are GC Content Calculation, Sequencing Depth Analysis, and Genomic Window Visualization.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- GC Content Calculation
- Sequencing Depth Analysis
- Genomic Window Visualization
- Contamination Detection
Tags
genomics-analysisgc-contentsequencing-depthgenome-assemblybioinformatics-tool
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MIT
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Frequently asked questions about gc-depth
- What is gc-depth?
- Gc-depth focuses on analyzing GC content bias and potential contamination in genome assemblies by correlating it with sequencing depth. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
- Who is gc-depth for?
- gc-depth is an open-source project built for bioinformaticians and genomic researchers.
- Is gc-depth free?
- Yes — gc-depth is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does gc-depth run on?
- gc-depth runs on the command line.
- Is gc-depth still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 10 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to gc-depth?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.Track DebugZenPressStarPulse
- Who develops gc-depth?
- gc-depth is developed by dedee95.
- How long has gc-depth been around?
- gc-depth first shipped in 2026.
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