bwa (Burrows-Wheeler Aligner) is a software for aligning reads obtained with Next Generation Sequencing.

bwa (Burrows-Wheeler Aligner) is a software for aligning reads obtained with Next Generation Sequencing. Questions related to the functionalities of bwa should include this tag. Please consider specifying if you are using bwa aln or bwa mem. Fro more info: http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/bwa.shtml