Figure 6
From: Rapid whole genome optical mapping of Plasmodium falciparum
Optical Resolution of Blunt Chromosome Ends; Unlike bacterial optical maps, malaria DNA is not circular. Telomeric repeats near the ends of some chromosomes can cause the map to be truncated, unless a "blunt" end is observed as shown in this figure. "Blunt" ends in optical mapping refer not to enzyme cut sites but the true end of a chromosome as depicted by having all individual molecules "end" at the same sequence.