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sequencing reads.
Cleaning your data in this way is often required: Reads from small-RNA
-sequencing contain the 3’ sequencing adapter because the read is
+sequencing contain the 3' sequencing adapter because the read is
longer than the molecule that is sequenced. Amplicon reads start with
a primer sequence. Poly-A tails are useful for pulling out RNA from
-your sample, but often you don’t want them to be in your reads.
+your sample, but often you don't want them to be in your reads.
Cutadapt helps with these trimming tasks by finding the adapter or
primer sequences in an error-tolerant way. It can also modify and