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Table 1 Adjustable parameters for model scoring and read island assembly

From: SnowyOwl: accurate prediction of fungal genes by using RNA-Seq and homology information to select among ab initio models

Parameter

Default value

Maximum homolog count

3

Acceptable intron donor-acceptor pairs

GT-AG, GC-AG, AT-AC

Minimum intron length

10

Maximum intron length

2000

Minimum protein length

150 amino acids

Low median coverage cutoff

10

Low coverage penalty factor

0.6

Acceptable range of exon coverage depth

0.15 to 3 × transcript median depth

Maximum length of low coverage run

10

Low coverage run threshold

0.05 × transcript mean depth

Maximum N count per transcript

8

Threshold score for “Matches RNA-Seq data” status

0.5

Selection pseudoscore

0.0001

Read island minimum cover depth

3

Read island minimum length

100