Finisher
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Finisher may refer to:
- In the field of genome sequencing, a finisher is one who analyzes an electropherogramElectropherogramAn electropherogram is a plot of results from an analysis done by electrophoresis automatic sequencing.Electropherograms may be used for deriving results from:*genealogical DNA testing*paternity testing*DNA sequencing*Genetic fingerprinting...
, a graphical representation of data received from a sequencing machine and yields one read, in comparison to the consensus, a sequence that has been generated from the alignment of multiple reads, presented by the computer programComputer programA computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
s PhredPhred quality scorePhred quality scores were originally developed by the program Phred to help in the automation of DNA sequencing in the Human Genome Project. Phred quality scores are assigned to each base call in automated sequencer traces...
and PhrapPhrapPhrap is a widely used program for DNA sequence assembly. It is part of the Phred-Phrap-Consed package.- History :Phrap was originally developed by Prof. Phil Green for the assembly of cosmids in large-scale cosmid shotgun sequencing within the Human Genome Project...
, to determine if the consensus accurately reflects the nucleotideNucleotideNucleotides are molecules that, when joined together, make up the structural units of RNA and DNA. In addition, nucleotides participate in cellular signaling , and are incorporated into important cofactors of enzymatic reactions...
sequence; when the data is incomplete or inadequate, the finisher calls more reactions with appropriate chemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
in order to gather more data. - In computing, a printer finisher performs post-printing actions, such as stapling, hole-punching, folding, or collating.
- In cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, the term finisher can also refer to the name given to the role played by a not out batsmanNot outIn cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
that results in his/her team winning the match. - Finisher (textiles), the processes after weaving such as bleaching, dyeing and printing
- Finisher (wrestling), a move in professional wrestling