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 ![nf-core/rnaseq metro map](docs/images/nf-core-rnaseq_metro_map_grey_animated.svg)
 
+> In case the image above is not loading, please have a look at the [static version](docs/images/nf-core-rnaseq_metro_map_grey.png).
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 1. Merge re-sequenced FastQ files ([`cat`](http://www.linfo.org/cat.html))
 2. Auto-infer strandedness by subsampling and pseudoalignment ([`fq`](https://github.com/stjude-rust-labs/fq), [`Salmon`](https://combine-lab.github.io/salmon/))
 3. Read QC ([`FastQC`](https://www.bioinformatics.babraham.ac.uk/projects/fastqc/))