The haploid genome of a recently discovered human parasite

 

Question 2 6 pts
(6 pts.) The haploid genome of a recently discovered human parasite is 800,000 base pairs long. The shotgun strategy and the Illumina sequencing platform will be used to obtain the sequence of the genome. Assume your Illumina machine produces sequence reads/fragments that are 200 nucleotides long. a. How many Illumina reads will be needed to sequence and assemble the genome of this organism with a coverage of 20X?