We are going to use the BWA-mem aligner to align reads to the human genome, version hg38.

  1. Select the BWA-MEM tool in the Galaxy tool bar

  2. Fill carefully the tool form

    Map with BWA-MEM - map medium and long reads (> 100 bp) against reference genome (Galaxy Version 0.7.17.1)

    • Will you select a reference genome from your history or use a built-in index?: Use a built-in genome index
    • Single or Paired-end reads: Paired Collection
      • Select a paired collection: A or B collection
      • Enter mean, standard deviation, max, and min for insert lengths.: 280
    • Set read groups information?: Do not set
    • Select analysis mode: 1. Simple Illumina mode

    This should give you a form similar to:

  3. Click the Execute button