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1) Pay for sequencing, get raw FASTQ or CSV files. 2) Run your own analysis. Open source industry standard software exists.
by inetknght 8y ago
1) Pay for sequencing, get raw FASTQ or CSV files.
2) Run your own analysis. Open source industry standard software exists.
- philg_jr 8y agoIs this actually an option with the popular companies?
- inetknght 8y agoIt's not advertised as such but yes, several companies allow you to obtain the "raw data" from the sequencer. The raw data is what gets fed into the analysis software which produces relationship and heritage estimates.
- inetknght 8y agoIt's also worth noting that if the company sells analysis products to EU residents then GDPR may require those companies to make the raw data available to the customer anyway.