Answers.Body: <p>Yes, if the insert size is smaller than the read sizes, this would happen. For some applications, for example SNP detection for molecular diagnostics purposes, this approach is used.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Regarding Sequencing:</p>
  
  <p>Do/can the paired-end reads have overlaps?</p>
  
Tags: <phylogenetics><ngs><genome><sequence-analysis><genome-sequencing>
Title: Overlap in Paired-end Reads for Sequencing?
ThreadText: # Overlap in Paired-end Reads for Sequencing?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-25)
  
  Regarding Sequencing:
  
  Do/can the paired-end reads have overlaps?
  
  **Tags:** phylogenetics, ngs, genome, sequence-analysis, genome-sequencing
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-03-25. Score: 4
  
  Yes, if the insert size is smaller than the read sizes, this would happen. For some applications, for example SNP detection for molecular diagnostics purposes, this approach is used.
  
  
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