I wish “paired end read” always meant that, but I’ve encountered people saying “N paired end reads” to mean “N reads generated by paired end sequencing”, where “read” is either a forward or reverse read.
For example, copying from a recent email: “100 M paired end reads (50 M in each direction)”
I wish “paired end read” always meant that, but I’ve encountered people saying “N paired end reads” to mean “N reads generated by paired end sequencing”, where “read” is either a forward or reverse read.
For example, copying from a recent email: “100 M paired end reads (50 M in each direction)”