From 6e33d972d077b03a7a9545cf8dc39dca2bbe488e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chhylp123 <hcheng@jimmy.harvard.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:29:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update README

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@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ homologous region in haplotype 2 to scaffold haplotype 1. Below is an example us
 hifiasm -o NA12878.asm -t32 --dual-scaf HiFi-reads.fq.gz
 ```
 
+### <a name="ul"></a>Preserve more telomeres for T2T assemblies
+
+Hifiasm can preserve more telomeres by specifying the telomere motif using the `--telo-m` option. 
+Below is an example applied to human genome assembly.
+```sh
+hifiasm -o NA12878.asm -t32 --telo-m CCCTAA HiFi-reads.fq.gz
+```
+
 ### <a name="output"></a>Output files
 
 Hifiasm generates different types of assemblies based on the input data.