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Next-Generation Sequencing's Parallel Structure

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Next-generation sequencing automates rapid, parallel sequencing of huge numbers of short DNA fragments at once.

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A sequencer reads large numbers of short fragments simultaneously, and software assembles the results into contigs.

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"Parallel" means many fragments sequenced at once, not a faster read of one long fragment — it names automation and scale, not Sanger's chemistry.