contig
Overlapping reads from paired-end sequencing form contigs; contigs and gaps of known length form scaffolds.
A contig is a chromosome map showing the locations of those regions of a chromosome where contiguous DNA segments overlap. Contig maps are important because they provide the ability to study a complete, and often large segment of the genome by examining a series of overlapping clones which then provide an unbroken succession of information about that region.
