<p>I had to do a file transfer for in our system to run from fastqs and I came across the term &quot;dummy fastq&quot;, not sure what exactly it means and what is the purpose of it in the workflow. Can someone answer?</p>

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What are Dummy fastqs?
# What are Dummy fastqs?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-21)

I had to do a file transfer for in our system to run from fastqs and I came across the term "dummy fastq", not sure what exactly it means and what is the purpose of it in the workflow. Can someone answer?

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