Table 1.

Different types of Next Generation Sequencing for genomics.

Platform	Cost (per sample, USD)	Sites	Region Size (bp)	Depth	Data size (Processed Bam)
WGS	$1000–$3000	All coding and non-coding regions	~3 × 109	30–60×	Depending on coverage ~60 GB–350 GB
WES	$500–$2000	Exonic regions	~6 × 107	150–200×	Depending on coverage ~5 GB–20 GB
TS	$300–$1000	Specifically targeted regions	Varies by panel size ~1 × 105–1 × 107	200–1000×+	Varies by panel size and coverage ~100 MB–5 GB