Scaffolding
http://edamontology.org/operation_3216
Link together a non-contiguous series of genomic sequences into a scaffold, consisting of sequences separated by gaps of known length. The sequences that are linked are typically typically contigs; contiguous sequences corresponding to read overlaps.
Synonyms: Scaffold generation, Scaffold construction
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Scaffold may be positioned along a chromosome physical map to create a "golden path".