# Can we use extracted reference reads to calculate expected amplicon sizes? **URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/can-we-use-extracted-reference-reads-to-calculate-expected-amplicon-sizes/11038 **Category:** General Discussion **Tags:** best-of-the-forum **Created:** [August 12, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/can-we-use-extracted-reference-reads-to-calculate-expected-amplicon-sizes/11038 "2019-08-12T09:00:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![lizgehret](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/lizgehret/32/17128_2.png) [@lizgehret](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/lizgehret) #### Post date: [April 15, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/can-we-use-extracted-reference-reads-to-calculate-expected-amplicon-sizes/11038/7 "2024-04-15T22:58:04Z")
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